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Wesley Marks Memorial Scholarship

Crohns & Me Scholarship

Evaluation of scholarship applicants by multiple application readers

Rubric Code: R28A2W

By richm2000

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Subject: (General)

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Wesley Marks scholarship
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Average 6 pts	Above Average 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Essay	Poor Poor quality writing Content not supportive of essay requirements	Fair Fair quality writing Content complete but unremarkable	Average Average quality writing Content complete Content interesting	Above Average Above average quality writing Content complete Content interesting and descriptive	Excellent Excellent quality writing Content complete Content interesting, descriptive, imaginative and compelling Displays excellent understanding of what the Wesley Marks scholarship stands for and conveys clearly why they are qualified to receive it
Academics If student has to overcome adversity that is well stated in the application then you should bump them one or more columns to the right.	Poor Transcript indicates mostly B's and C's without reasonable explanation No academic honors	Fair Transcript indicates mostly A's and B's 1 or less AP class	Average Transcript indicates mostly A's and B's Up to half of all classes are AP classes	Above Average Transcript indicates mostly A's Academic honors such as Dean's List, top 10% Nearly half of all classes are AP	Excellent All A's with mostly AP classes
Recommendation Letters If one letter is excellent and the other not so, use your discretion in averaging the two letters. e.g. one is a solid 10 and the other is a solid 6, you could assign an overall of either 8 or 10.	Poor	Fair Letters show unremarkable support of candidate Letters do not indicate in-depth knowledge of candidate Letters mention Crohns but do not expand on its effect on candidate	Average Letters show support of candidate Letters mention Wesley's scholarship Letters show understanding of candidate	Above Average Letters show enthusiastic support of candidate Letters mention Wesley's Scholarship and why candidate should be eligible Letters reflect more depth of understanding of candidate than average	Excellent Letters show enthusiastic support of candidate Letters mention Wesley's Scholarship and why candidate should be eligible Letters reflect in-depth understanding of candidate Letters provide a deeper understanding of candidate that enhances other submissions
Community Involvement If due to financial difficulty candidate must work, then substitute work experience for "community service" and score appropriately	Poor 1 example of community involvement	Fair 2 or more examples of community involvement with no unique or leadership roles	Average 2 or more examples of recent community involvement with unique or leadership roles or Lesser involvement explained by circumstances	Above Average Recent and above average community service or Lesser involvement explained by extreme circumstances (med school, children, etc.)	Excellent Recent, lengthy and outstanding community service Leadership roles in community involvment
Financial Need	Poor No question whatsoever that candidate can afford school without any financial help and application package is not at least above average	Fair candidate could probably afford school on own but application package is above average	Average Strong financial need but a weak overall application	Above Average strong financial need with above average overall application	Excellent Candidate is highly qualified to win scholarship and has extreme financial need
Overall Based on your overall feeling about this candidate	Poor poor	Fair fair	Average good	Above Average very good	Excellent Top Notch

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