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Citations: (R)652.32 AsOfDate: 12/31/95 What selection criteria shall the State nominating committee use? The State nominating committee shall use the following selection criteria to evaluate and rate applications: (a) Evidence of exceptional academic achievement at the secondary level. The nominating committee shall rate the applicant's overall academic achievement at the secondary level by considering one or more of the following: (1) High school class rank and grades. (2) For an applicant who is earning the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma in lieu of graduating from high school, the applicant's score on the high school equivalency examination and high school record before leaving school. (3)(i) The applicant's composite score on the ACT Assessment; (ii) The sum of the applicant's verbal and quantitative scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT); or (iii) Both the composite score on the ACT Assessment and the sum of the applicant's SAT scores. (b) Evidence of exceptional nonacademic accomplishment in extracurricular areas and in the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering. The nominating committee shall rate the applicant's achievement in activities in areas such as community service, leadership, and artistic an athletic performance along with achievement outside the classroom in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. (c) Letters of reference. The nominating committee shall rate letters of reference written by three individuals chosen by the applicant and determine the degree to which these letters reflect the applicant's qualifications for a National Science Scholarship, based upon relevant factors such as-- (1) The author's qualifications to provide a recommendation for the particular applicant; (2) The extent to which each letter of reference describes the applicant's motivation and potential to pursue a career in the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering; or (3) The extent to which each letter of reference describes the applicant's overall potential and abilities. (d) Applicant essay. The applicant must write an essay that the nominating committee shall analyze and rate. The essay of 500 words or less must be on a topic that the applicant chooses and considers to be of interest to the nominating committee. The essay must reflect the applicant's motivation to pursue a career in the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering, and otherwise be of relevance to the committee's determination of the applicant's qualification for a National Science Scholarship. (e) Meeting the purposes of the authorizing statute. The nominating committee shall rate each application to determine how well it meets the purposes of the National Science Scholars Program as set forth in Sec. 652.1. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5381-5383) (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0629) |