Preparing for College Essay - Prince George's County

Essay Contest for Students Grades 6-10 in Prince George's County
Students in 6th. 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grades who live and attend school (or are home-schooled) in Maryland's Prince George's County are invited to enter an essay contest for the chance of winning a Kindle and other prizes. Prizes will be awarded at the University System of Maryland's Way2GoMaryiand event scheduled for the students and their parents/guardians from 10 am to 1 pm Saturday, December 1, 2012, at University of Maryland University College. Winners must be present to receive prizes, which will be announced during the last half-hour of the December 1st event.

The rules are simple. Write a 200-250 word essay about why it is important to start preparing for college
BEFORE you are a high-school student. Essays must be double-spaced and submitted via e-mail
(way2gomaryland@usmd.edu with "Essay Contest" in the subject line) or mailed to: University System of
Maryland, Way2GoMaryland Essay Contest, 3300 Metzerott Road, Adelphi, MD 20783. Entries must include:
your name, your grade, the name of the city and county in which you live, and the name and location of the
school you attend.
Essays will be judged by University System of Maryland officials who will select the winning essays for middle school level (6th, 7th, 8th) and high school level (9th and 10th) on the basis of organization, correct grammar usage, and clear expression of ideas. The officials will select a first-prize winner, a second-prize winner, and a third-prize winner for each level, awarding a total of six prizes. Each first-prize winner will receive a Kindle.
Students placing second and third will receive other great prizes.
To be eligible for consideration, entries must be received by Monday, November 26, 2012. If winners are not present at the December I" event when prizes are announced, the University System of Maryland reserves the right to award the prizes to others. The winning essays and photos of the winners will be posted on the Way2GoMaryiand website: way2gomaryland.org.
For more information about the essay contest, please e-mail way2gomaryland@usmd.edu or call 301.445.2756