What looks good in your college application if you want to get a scholarship for bright futures?

I really want to get a scholarship for bright futures scholarship and attend the University of Miami. I am only a freshmen but I want to know all the requirements so i can start early (not like seniors that wait to do community service late because they have bad grades). So should i join any certain clubs? What kind of community service should I do (besides working in a hospital or helping the elderly, my consular said those were not acceptable).





P.S my GPA is a 3.46 is that good ?|||I'm sorry I don't know what to put in your scholarship application, but I know all about participating in clubs, activities and community service.


If you are involved in athletics, try to make it year round (even if this means adding a sport you want to do just for fun), also as a junior and senior you should be involved in NHS (National Honor Society) if grades allow it, also try to become a member of as many clubs as you can and are interested in (if there aren't many clubs at your school or none you are interested in, suggest a new club and ask a teacher you are close to who you think would be willing to sponsor you to help...this would be the best on an application). Make a difference in all the clubs/sports you are in so you can say "I was captain of my track team" or "I was vice president of student council".


In answer to your question what kind of community service should you do, you should do anything that interests you. I often worked at an animal shelter and a food shelter, but there are so many things to do. You can help clean up a park in your area, you can help pass out pamphlets for a non-profit organization, you can organize donation drives of some sort through your church or school.


Finally, a 3.46 is acceptable, it depends on how competitive a college you want to get into. Try to not let it fall over the course of the next few years (especially senior year! colleges WILL take your acceptance away if they feel you slacked off your senior year) and also try to take lots of AP and honors classes.





Hope this helps!