Scholarship Plus

On Sunday, friends and fans joined Soma Golden Behr's family to celebrate the co-founder of @ScholarshipPlus. The stories spanning her life confirmed all the things we knew to be true: Soma was feisty ✔️ innovative ✔️ she led with heart, and her brilliant brain was always right behind to support new ideas with strategy and research ✔️ It showed up in her Pulitzer prize winning reporting and editing, her leadership at the New York Times, and most vividly to us — in her vision for Scholarship Plus. Soma, your heart was big. Your fight for just treatment and equity always at the forefront. And lord, you were funny. We miss you every day. Thank goodness you always let your strong opinions be known, because now we can still hear you, and continue to honor what you started. love, your SPlus fam

#AnthonyRamos, you always have our back 🫶 Thanks for the love - we love you back. Also you are a human Shazam?? 😳 16/16 respect . . . #community #collegeaccess #education #firstgen #scholarshipplus #scholarships #empowerment #trackstarshow

Calling all @scholarshipplus alumni who graduated college between 2010-2019!

We are so proud to know this guy. Rosalino — the way you combine your brilliance with positive impact is straight-up fun and inspiring to follow. Also, you're an amazing speaker (side hustle alert?!). Thank you for being our Masterclass Keynote this year. You brought the vulnerability with the lessons with the encouragement. Keep going!!! Everyone at Scholarship Plus is rooting for you.

Let’s do this backwards. Kadijat Sylla, first year MBA student at Columbia University (!), first Scholarship Plus alum member — and then Chair! — of our associate board, who also revamped our alumni engagement with more alumni repping on the AB than ever and an annual Field Day. All after joining the SPlus fam in 2016, graduating as a firstgen scholar from University of Pennsylvania and launching her career as a consultant at Accenture. Talk about a powerhouse. Kadijat, thank you for your vision and leadership. On to your next chapter! • • • #scholarshipplus #community #alumni #firstgen

When Scholarship Plus community members collaborate, our hearts swell. Thank you Valerie Irick Rainford for making SPlus your first stop shop for the time and skills of brilliant scholars — whether it's to work at Elloree Talent Strategies the business or in Elloree the town. Nicholas Jun took a sharp(ish) turn in college to focus on filmmaking, but his long list of artistic skills and gifts had already set him up for it. This film is short, it is beautiful, and it is quote-worthy: “If we wanted to be educated, we’ve better figure it out ourselves.” All about the education, and the collaborations. We hope you'll spend 5 min. with the folks of Elloree and Brown Chapel ✌ #scholarshipplus #community #film

Scholarship Plus x Syracuse University pride in full effect! SPlus board member & 'Cuse alum Lisa J. Robinson and junior Divina Fernandez pose with their mascot @theottoorange — putting into practice the weekend's theme of Coming Back Together 🧡 SU's Black and Latino Alumni Reunion is a gold standard for building community on (and off) campus 🍊 #college #upstateny #syracuse #orangenation #alumni #comingbacktogether

Fresh in your inbox 📥 A summer newsletter about spies, twisters, cancer research internships … and more. SPlus scholars are out of this world. Go check your inbox for 12:17 PM ET for bonus advice from recent grads, e.g. Start therapy right away! That one’s for free. . . . #scholarshipplus #newsletter #community #updates

Everything you need to know about whether to add/drop a class! (Via Harlan Cohen) FIRST: When is your deadline? For many schools, it’s TODAY 9/3 🚩 The add/drop period is a time at the beginning of a semester when students can add or drop courses without penalty. If you decide to drop a class after this period, you may 1) lose reimbursement for the course and/or 2) need to Withdraw, which results in a W on your transcript and loss of those credits. While a W is better than a failing grade, and does not impact your GPA, it’s better to drop a class earlier — especially since you can also ADD one in its place to maintain a full credit-load, which is important for financial aid. Talk to your advisor! If they are not available, and the deadline is now, ask to speak with another advisor who can help you. Advocate for yourself! 🫶🏽 Document your conversations with advisors by emailing them summaries of your meeting! How to know if you should drop a class after attending one session and/or reading full syllabus: - Overscheduled: You might have taken on too many courses at once - Not a good fit: The professor's teaching style might not be a good match for your learning style - Struggling: You might not think you can get a passing grade - Class is too easy: You might want to advance faster - Interests or future decisions have changed: 75% of college students change their major - Health challenges, including mental health: You might have developed health challenges #college #collegetips #adddrop #collegeadvisor #collegelife #collegestudent #scholarshipplus #scholarship

Wishing all our scholars the best as they head to campus! A special shout out to our newest cohort who are beginning their college journey. No one can offer better advice or words of encouragement than our recent college grads! #yougotthis  🎥 Coco Videla