The program also offers support to help students shape their entire college experience. The highly competitive Presidential Scholars Program attracts the best and brightest students to the university, but it doesn't just concentrate solely on academics. "These young men and women have extraordinary potential to make an impact, which we are just beginning to see realized through the various collaborative and individual projects they are conducting on campus, in our community and around the world," Filar said. They helped us look for opportunities to do more and be more."Īssistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Craig Filar said the goal of the program is to provide a premier scholarship for promising leaders and engaged scholars on FSU's campus. "I really enjoyed the push to succeed my freshman year. "It's a really great way to be challenged academically in higher education right off the bat," Jensen said. But what she didn't anticipate was the program's incredible support for its students as they explore their talents outside of the classroom. Jensen, a political science major from Clemson, S.C., knew Florida State's premier undergraduate merit scholarship program would be academically rigorous. When Julia Jensen arrived at Florida State University last fall, she wasn't sure what to expect as a member of the university's first class of Presidential Scholars. (Left to Right) Mae Espinosa, Erin Wadhams, William Harrison, Sheridan Hager and John Powell. Members of the 2015 Class of Presidential Scholars.
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