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Bothell High School Parent Education Meeting. Brandon Bruan Admission Counselor Office of Admission. Highlights of the Student Experience. Academic Excellence Search for Vocation through the Wild Hope Project Global Education Sustainable Living. Academic Excellence.
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Bothell High School Parent Education Meeting Brandon Bruan Admission Counselor Office of Admission
Highlights of the Student Experience • Academic Excellence • Search for Vocation through the Wild Hope Project • Global Education • Sustainable Living
Academic Excellence • Student/Faculty Research • Research Grant Opportunities • Creative Projects • Capstone Projects • Access to State of the Art Facilities • Small Class Sizes
Explore Passion Explore Purpose Explore Vocation Wild Hope Project “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver
Global Education • Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization • Study Away • Over 40% of PLU students study away • Seven Continents in January 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 • J-Term 2012: 311 Students, 22 countries and 7 Continents • Month, Semester, Summer or Year • Wang Center for Global Education Provides Meaningful Advising • Examples: Antarctica, Norway, Trinidad/Tobago, New Zealand, Namibia, China, and many others • Global Scholars
Application Updates • Member of the Common Application • Priority Application Reading Dates • October 15 • November 15 • December 15 • January 15
Merit Scholarships • Merit-based scholarships range from $5,000-$17,000 per year. No application beyond the admission application is required for consideration. • Regents’, Harstad Founder’s, President’s Awards • Application due December 15 • Regents’ Award = Full Tuition ($32,800) • Founder’s Award = $24,000 • President’s Award = $18,000 per year • Talent Awards
International Honors Program • “Challenging and Creative Way to Satisfy Most Core Curriculum Requirements” • Integrated and Multi-National Approach to Learning • International Honors Wing in Hong Hall: Living and Learning Community • Separate Application REQUIRED
Recent Updates from PLU • First phase of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is complete • Studio Theater • Set Construction Shop • Athletic fields - preparations for all-weather, multipurpose athletic field on lower campus to be completed in 2012 • Career Connections – led by a New Director of Employer Relations • Welcomed 734 new first year students to campus
Upcoming Dates Passport WeekendApril 13th and 14th For accepted students only Summer Preview Day For all prospective students RSVP @ choose.plu.edu