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Out of the EasyCollege Scholarship Essay Contest

Penguin Group (USA), Inc.

The essay writing contest provides educational opportunities to high school seniors who are planning to pursue a post-secondary education.

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Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    Open to 12th-grade students; Home Schooled Student
  • Financial Need:
    Not Mentioned
  • Residence:
    Residents of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions

Application Details

  • Judging Criteria:
    Entries will be judged based upon the writer's understanding of one of the book's central themes, the journeys of the characters, and on style, content, grammar and originality
  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Essay:
    Out of the Easy references the following quote from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. How does this quote relate to the journey of the characters in "Out of the Easy" and also to your personal journey as you prepare for college? Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. Charles Dickens

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