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Member Spotlight~ Mary Dante
It is fall, and within a few short weeks, many of the universities you wish to attend will open their application process for next fall. It is vitally important that you get your applications completed as soon as possible so you can make sure you get accepted. Due to budget cuts, universities are making it more and more difficult be accepted, permitting fewer and fewer transfer students. Do not take it for granted that you will be accepted to the school of your choice! Make sure you have visited with counselors, chosen multiple schools to apply to, and be sure to continue to be active in your extracurricular activities. All of these actions can help you achieve entrance into the college you wish to attend.
I hope I receive an email like I did this month, every month and I hope they increase. This month, I want to introduce you all to Mary Dante, a member of the Beta Rho Iota chapter at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA. She was inducted in November 2010. She is a returning student, working toward her BA as a teacher. She is already helping kids through a class she developed called SPEAKUP!, in which she inspires the growth of self-esteem and self-confidence through drama, writing and art. She believes that “if a seed of confidence and self love is planted through my class lessons then as the child grows so will the inner knowledge that he/she is unique and can achieve special things in their lifetime.� She has already received two scholarships as a member. Mary, thank you for writing and I am so honored to share your accomplishments. You are an inspiration!
Good luck!
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