Amanda Muledy awarded prestigious Jack Kent Cooke scholarship

LAKE FOREST, IL (10/05/2011)(readMedia)-- Amanda Muledy `13, an English major from Aurora, Illinois, was one of sixty individuals out of a pool of 785 applicants to be awarded a 2011 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The scholarship supports accomplished community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor's degrees at the nation's top four-year colleges and universities.

Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student's educational expenses – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees – for the final two to three years necessary to achieve a bachelor's degree. According to the foundation's website, awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships he or she may receive.

To be considered for a Cooke Foundation scholarship, a student must have at least a 3.5 GPA and be nominated by a professor or administrator at the community college where he or she studies.