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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt">High School Counselors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt">For the Fall 2018 semester, 2018 high school graduates may qualify for the Academic Scholars Program in the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> 1. ACT/SAT Qualification<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Any Oklahoma resident who scores a
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">135</span></b> sum of scores on the ACT or a 1580 SAT composite score will qualify for this scholarship. Test scores must be taken from a single official test report issued by ACT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Application is available online at
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars">www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> 2. Nationally Recognized Awards</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Students may qualify by achieving one of the following designations: National Merit Scholar, National Merit Finalist, or Presidential Scholar.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Students with the above designations should contact the Oklahoma college of their choice directly for information on applying to the program.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> 3.<i>
</i>Nomination as an Institutional Nominee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> An additional avenue to qualify for this scholarship is called “Institutional Nominee.” Each Oklahoma public college and university may nominate a specified number
of students to receive the Academic Scholars award based upon criteria established by each institution. The criteria, deadlines and applications for this avenue will differ by institution. Students should contact the college of their choice for additional
information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:NewCenturySchlbk;letter-spacing:-.1pt">If you should have any questions, please contact Linette McMurtrey at 405-225-9131.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matt Higdon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Student Preparation Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mhigdon@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:blue">mhigdon@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.okhighered.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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