College Credits: Deerfield Resident Receives Scholarhip At Biola

Deerfield IL

14 December, 2020

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DEERFIELD, IL — We're keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to [email protected]. Hudson Awarded One Of The Highest Scholarships At Biola University Brianna Hudson, a freshman at Biola University and resident of Deerfield, was among 338 freshmen who received one of the college's highest scholarships - the President's or Provost's scholarship - for the 2020/2021 academic year. Hudson is studying Cinema and Media Arts (BA) at Biola. Students who receive either scholarship have achieved a high level of academic excellence.Freshmen students are eligible for the President's and Provost's scholarship - $20,000 and $19,000 per year respectively - if upon entering the university, they meet the requirements of the scholarship. Students are considered for this scholarship upon admission to the university based on the combination of their GPA and SAT, both math and English, scores. According to Biola's admissions department, recipients of the President's scholarship have a minimum GPA of 3.88 and an SAT composite score of 1340. Recipients of the Provost's scholarship have a minimum GPA of 3.87 and an SAT composite score of 1120. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.2 while taking courses at Biola to receive the scholarship the following year. — Merit Pages News Shapkarov Achieves Fall 2020 Dean's List At Belmont University Lilyana Shapkarov, of Riverwoods, qualified for the Fall 2020 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 55 percent of Belmont's students this semester qualified for the Fall 2020 Dean's List. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, "Achieving the recognition of Dean's List during the Fall 2020 semester is an extraordinary achievement. While we are always impressed with students' who are able to achieve this high level of recognition in their academic endeavors, those students that reached this mark in Fall 2020 demonstrated incredible diligence and commitment to their academic work during very unusual and stressful circumstances. We are so pleased to be able to recognize their efforts and our hope is that these students will continue investing in their studies to equip them for a lifetime of learning and service." — Merit Pages News