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2018 SCHOLAR ORIENTATIONTHEDREAM.US OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

August 2, 2018

Welcome

• Meet TheDream.US Team

• Your Scholarship Award

• Your Resources

• Your Scholar Commitments

• Your Scholar Community

• Questions

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MEET THE TEAM

Our Founders

❖Amanda Bennett

❖Don Graham

❖Carlos Gutierrez

❖ Henry Munoz

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The Dream Team

Scholarship Management and Customer Care

Candy MarshallPresident

Hyein LeeSr. Program Officer

Sadhana SinghProgram Manager

Gaby PachecoProgram Director

Tania WilcoxProgram Director

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Partner Colleges

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Gary Dukes

dukesg@wou.edu

Jennifer Soler-Rodriguez

jsolerro@cbu.edu

Pia Stokes

PZStokes@desu.edu Bill Bisese

bisesew@easternct.edu

Tabatha Cuadra

cuadraT@trinitydc.edu

Webinar Logistics

• Ask questions of TheDream.US via the Q&A box at anytime

• Ask questions of Partner Colleges via the Q&A box only

• State the name of college (CBU, DSU, ECST, Trinity, WOU) and type your question. Ex: Trinity, what is the first day of class?

• College Rep will answer question via Q&A box only

• We will pause twice during webinar to take live questions

• Orientation is being recorded and will be shared

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YOUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

How much money am I getting?

Up to $80,000 in total for tuition, fees, and on-campus housing and meals

✓Up to $20,000 per year over four years

Note: Does NOT cover:

✓Books

✓Supplies (e.g., notebooks, computer, etc.)

✓Transportation (e.g. local travel or travel home)

✓Personal expenses (e.g. laundry, toiletries)

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Are there other Costs of Attendance?PLAN FOR THESE ESTIMATED COSTS!

Books and Supplies Personal &

Transportation

Delaware State University 1,700 2,219

Christian Brothers University 1,000 2,680

Eastern Connecticut State University

800 2,251

Trinity University 1,000 2,660

Western Oregon University 1,299 2,466

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An Opportunity Scholar’s Approach to

Paying for College- Diana Lima-Lopez• Tuition, Fees, Room and Board- $20,000

• Books- $250-300

• Supplies- $400-$500

• Transportation- $3,000- $3,200

• Miscellaneous

• -entertainment- $1,200

• -Health Insurance: $3396 (I opted out)

• Total Cost of Attendance= $28,600 (with health insurance)

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Eastern Connecticut State University

Junior in Fall 2018

Biology Major

with minor in Bioinformatics

TheDream.US Scholar

Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis Scholar

Diana’s Math

$28,600 (Cost Of Attendance)

-$1,600 (EFC-Expected Family Contribution)

-$20,000 (From TheDream.US)

-$7,000 (From SFSTL)

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$0 (All college costs are covered)

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• Take as many credits as you can each term so you don’t run out of scholarship $$

• Buy or rent used textbooks, and sell your books back (Amazon and Chegg are great!)

• Don’t skip class! This is basically throwing money out the window

• Test out of classes if you can – modernstates.org

• Yes to student discounts! Shop wherever they are offered.

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How do I get the money?✓Partner College confirms your

enrollment in September/October

✓ISTS sends award payment to your Partner College 30 days after enrollment confirmation. Generally in late October/early November.

✓Partner College puts a hold on your account so no classes are dropped

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How do I Renew my Scholarship?

✓For each academic year, you must renew your Scholarship during the summer.

✓You must meet the renewal eligibility criteria to renew

• Maintain full time enrollment (12 credits or more)

• Earn a GPA of 2.5 or greater

• Continue to have DACA or TPS approved status or meet our immigration eligibility criteria

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YOUR

RESOURCES

Your Scholarship Program Guide for help with your

Award!

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http://bit.ly/OppScholarTools

If answer is not

in Scholarship

Program Guide

go to

ISTS Customer Care

Email: THEDREAM.US@APPLYISTS.COM

Telephone: 1-(855) 670-ISTS (4787)

Reference TheDream.USOpportunity Scholarship Program

Your Scholar Advisor for help with:

• Choosing courses you need for your degree

• Developing a plan if your GPA falls below 2.5

• Addressing concerns or issues

• Reviewing your progress against your plan

• Answering your questions related to:

• Academics

• Internships or Career Opportunities

• Your health – mental and physical

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Your Financial Aid Advisor for help with

• Finding other scholarships or sources of potential financial aid

• Understanding how much money you have received from TheDream.US

• Determining how to best manage your

financial aid to cover as many expenses

as possible

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Tania and Sadhana from TheDream.US for help with

• Scholar Webinars

• Programs for Scholars

• Summer Internships

• Facebook Community

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Your Scholar Hub for help with?

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• Finding your Program Guide

• Finding your Scholar and Financial Aid Advisors’ contact info

• Reading the latest emails sent all Scholars

• Learning about enrichment opportunities

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Don’t Miss Out on Critical Info!

You will receive communications in 4 ways:

1. Emails from us – TheDream.US team

2. Emails from ISTS - ADD

THEDREAM.US@APPLYISTS.COM to your contacts!

And remember to update your email address and

mobile numbers in your ISTS Portal

3. Text messages

4. Facebook Scholar Community (Have you joined?)

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Got Questions?

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YOUR

COMMITMENT

Your Commitments as a Scholar

❑ Strive to maintain full time status, & a cumulative

college GPA of 3.0 or better

❑ Maintain a relationship with my Scholar Advisor

❑ Thank the donors who are funding my education

❑ Join the Facebook community

❑ Read text messages & other communications

❑ Support my fellow Scholars & mentor new Scholars

❑ Do 10 hours of community service per term

❑ Support & help promote TheDream.US

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The Scholar Pledge

I believe in my future and myself.

I commit to enroll and persevere in college.

I commit to support other DREAMers who want

to go to college.

I commit to graduate and join the workforce.

I will contribute to the economic prosperity

and social richness of this country and the

world.

YOUR COMMUNITY

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Your Opportunity Scholar Community

• You are part a community of Scholars from locked out states who have

made the courageous move to another state to earn a college

degree.

• You will serve as a leader and mentor to other Scholars who follow in

your shoes.

• Join the Opportunity Scholar Facebook Community:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1757939237798781/

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Questions/Preguntas?

This process is new and

overwhelming!

You and your family can ask us

ANYTHING about the process and the scholarship!

We want to help you and your

family to succeed!

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