Coming from
different private and public high schools in Palawan, Palaweño students took
the SM College Scholarship qualifying examination at SM City Puerto Princesa,
Feb. 17.
Twenty-two
scholarship applicants from Quezon, Sofronio Española, Aborlan, and Puerto
Princesa City successfully passed the preliminary evaluation through the online
application required by SM Foundation and proceeded to take the written
examination and further screening.
“The college
scholarship program aims to uplift lives of less-privileged but deserving
student applicants,” said Eleanor Lansang, SM Foundation Scholarship Programs
assistant vice president.
Applicants who
passed the paper and pencil test composed of English Proficiency, Reading
Comprehension, Vocabulary, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning were further
screened through an interview.
“We do these
screening process to make sure the right and more deserving students get the
chance to pursue their dreams and excel academically with help of SM,” said
Russell Fernandez, SM City Puerto Princesa public relations officer.
Six Palawan
student applicants qualified for the final evaluation stage.
The final list
of SM College Scholars will be released before the start of the 2020-2021
academic year.
The SM
Foundation scholars will enjoy their choice of specialization in accounting,
information technology, engineering and education, full tuition, monthly
allowance, part-time job opportunities during semestral and Christmas breaks,
exclusive job offers with the SM group upon graduation, and other fun-filled
activities and enrichment programs. (PR)
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