8 Tips for Making Your Gilman Scholarship Essays Stronger
As part of your Gilman Scholarship application, you will write two essays. The first is a statement of purpose where you have the chance to explain why you need the scholarship and how it will impact you. This is where you get to let your personality shine though so the scholarship committee gets to know you.
Make Studying Abroad a Reality: The Gilman Scholarship and Some Personal Advice
I think I annoyed almost all my friends into reviewing my Gilman Scholarship essays before I finally submitted my application. Like the other 68 percent of Gilman Scholars, I was applying for the scholarship that would make or break my ability to afford studying in the Czech Republic.
The video was filmed during the archaeological excavation and field school at the endangered site of Swandro-Orkney, Scotland. Working with some of the UK’s top archaeological professionals, the program aids the excavation racing against time and tide to preserve Orkney’s cultural history from rising sea level. In addition to this field school, I completed independent geological survey of coastal processes, geohazards, and erosion. Upon completion, I contributed 3D photogrammetry survey, field sample geochemistry, stratigraphy, and remote sensing spatial analysis.
Apply for this program here: Hunter College CUNY: Orkney Gateway to the Atlantic, Scotland Summer Study Abroad
This video is a collection of shots I got during my internship with Young Life’s Malibu Club Camp. Located on the Jervis Inlet in British Columbia Canada this camp is completely off the grid, using a waterfall high in the mountains to provide hydro power to the camp and it’s 300-400 highschoolers that come per week during the summer. My time there was an incredible experience for my Outdoor Recreation major at WWU. This short video contains scenes from areas around camp, stating off with an ariel shot of camp followed by a few of the natural waterfalls in the area. Next is the ride into and out of camp through the Jervis inlet. Sometimes in the pre or post season, guests from the Seattle/Vancouver area will rent out the camp and come up in sea planes and yachts. The Malibu club also offers kids the experience of a downhill mt. bike course as well as waterskiing and wake boarding down the smaller Princess Louisa Inlet. There are many canyons and rivers flowing around camp and this is one of those beautiful hard to reach locations. The primary mode of transportation is water taxis to make it into camp, this is a shot of one entering the Malibu rapids before arrival at camp. This video finishes off with higher altitude shots of the approaching sunset in the Jervis. Thanks for watching and providing education abroad! It truly is a one of a kind experience!