College and Career Success Program – How to Apply
Important dates
Application part 1
- Written application open January 13 - February 13, 2025
Application part 2
- Video application open February 17 - February 28, 2025
Application review period
- March 1 - March 30, 2025
Scholarship winners notified
- Friday, April 4, 2025
Making Waves College and Career Success Program
The Making Waves college and career success program provides scholarships, college and career coaching, and financial planning support. We seek students who demonstrate characteristics like self-awareness, interdependence, passion, and perseverance. Unlike many scholarships that are academic-based or specialized, Making Waves welcomes students from across academic majors and maintains a 2.0 GPA minimum. Our holistic application and selection process seeks submissions through which students can showcase their strengths, passions, and priorities.
How to prepare
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Minimum 2.0 high school GPA
- Student has applied(s) to 2-year and/or 4-year colleges for the upcoming academic year
- On track to earn high school diploma from Making Waves Academy (Graduation verified post-program selection)
- College admittance (verified post-program selection)
- Completion of the FAFSA
Requested information and materials
- Ensure access to email
- Unweighted high school cumulative GPA (through fall semester senior year)
- Resume (optional)
The following documents are required for digital upload (accepted files: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)
- 1 letter of recommendation
- Copy of unofficial transcript
- Submit FAFSA Submission Summary
*In order to ensure authenticity, we are unable to accept blurry or unclear documents.
Where to find materials
Unofficial High School Transcript
Obtaining an unofficial high school transcript can depend on the policies and procedures of the specific high school you attend. Reach out to the registrar’s office at your high school. They may require you to visit in person, log into an online portal, or fill out a request form.
High School GPA
Total GPA for grades 9-12 thus far. Choose the *weighted number if you have more than one number on your transcript. This information can typically be found at the bottom of your transcript. Please ask an administrator at your high school if you need assistance.
Letter of Recommendation
A letter which supports your application to join this program. The letter should speak to who you are, what your goals are and/or about your work ethic. The letter must be from someone unrelated, such as a current teacher, employer, community organizational leader.
Submit a copy of your FAFSA Submission Summary or Dream Act Report
Once you have submitted FAFSA, you’ll get access to your FAFSA Submission Summary, an electronic or paper document that summarizes the information you reported on your FAFSA form.
If you have completed the Dream Act Application, there is a very similar document called the Cal Student Aid Report (Cal SAR) which is a summary of all information reported on the Dream Act, available a few days after you submit your application.
*completion of the FAFSA is a requirement to join our program, even if not completed prior to the scholarship application
Submit your application
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