Greenlight Scholars
The Greenlight Scholars Application is a completely free application (no fee waivers needed!) designed to help your students apply more efficiently to colleges and to help them tell their unique stories. The application was developed with leading voices in the college access community and is accepted this admissions cycle by 30 colleges, with a focus on institutions that are committed to recruiting, enrolling, and graduating students like yours. Greenlight Scholars integrates with your students’ College Greenlight profile to give them a head start to complete applications. 

Colleges in the Midwest accepting the application include:

• Illinois State University

• Carleton College

• Elmhurst College

• Carrol University

• National Louis University

• Goshen College

• Drake University

• Calvin College

• Illinois College

• Columbia College Chicago

• Cornell College

• Milwaukee School of Engineering

• College of Wooster

• Missouri University of Science and Technology

• Eureka College

• Alverno College

• Northland College

   

Please reach out to me (Email April) if you would like the Greenlight team to support your efforts with the Greenlight Scholars Application. Reach out with any questions--- we’d love to support your use of this exciting free application!

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