USA Today invites self-nominations for the USA Today College Academic Team. Students must register electronically and be screened for eligibility. Final applications are due November 30, 2007.
To register, students should go to http://allstars.usatoday.com and use the All-USA drop-down menu to go to the 4-year college program. Students must be full-time undergraduates of a least junior standing at a four-year institution in the United States or its territories. U.S. citizenship is not required.
The criteria are designed to find students who excel not only in scholarship but also in leadership roles on and off campus. A key element is the student's essay describing his or her most outstanding undergraduate intellectual endeavor. Nominations include a nominator's statement describing the merits of the student's endeavor, transcripts and two other letters of recommendation. The completed nomination file must be mailed to USA Today by November 30, 2007.
For further information, or for help in preparing your essay, please email Hugh Egan at eganh@ithaca.edu
