College & Career Fair Writing Contest | Official Website - Assemblymember Lisa Calderon Representing California Assembly District 56

The 56^th Assembly District College & Career Fair Writing Contest seeks to give 56^th District High School Seniors an opportunity to compete for a merit-based scholarship while also assisting students in refining their college application personal insight questions, a key part of the UC and CSU application processes.

Rules & Eligibility: High school seniors who attend a school within the 56^th District or live within the 56^th District and are scheduled to graduate in Spring 2024 are eligible to compete. Winners will receive $1,000 scholarships and must be present during the College & Career Fair Closing Ceremony. Deadline for submissions is September 20, 2023.

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2023 Submission Form

2023 Writing Contest Flyer

Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Address

City

ZIP

Email Address

Personal Cell Phone

Home Phone

High School

Grade Level (must be senior)

Personal Insight Questions

Students are asked to respond to both of the below prompts provided by the University of California application. Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words (no one part less than 250 words). Please provide us your typed responses in a double spaced document(s), and include word counts.

1) Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.

One file only.
200 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

2) What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

One file only.
200 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.