Jarvis Scholarship Essays

Jarvis Scholarship Essay Submission

Thank you for your interest in the Jarvis Scholarship. As part of the process, candidates are required to write on two of the five prompts below. Essays should be no more than 750 words (with the exception of the last two prompts). To avoid losing your work, we suggest writing in a word processor and using copy/paste to transfer your finished essays before submitting.

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#1 At University School, we expect students to care for and engage with their communities. Please share a specific instance in which you challenged yourself or stepped out of your comfort zone in order to impact your community (for example, your family, friend group, school, or neighborhood).

#2 Think of a time when you faced an academic or personal challenge. Describe the challenge and your response to it. What resources did you find helpful?

#3 As a US community, we strive to live the motto Responsibility, Loyalty, Consideration. We take pride in our successes and try to learn from our failures. Please describe a moment when you failed to live up to one of the three values of our US motto. What did you learn from the experience?

#4 You have 200 words. Take a risk.

#5 Submit a selfless selfie! Submit a selfie that does not include your face but rather items or a place that showcase who you are and then in 500 words or less, tell us a bit more the selfless-selfie photo you chose and why. Email the photo with your name in the subject line to aweaver@us.edu.

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20701 Brantley Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
GRADES Junior K-8
Phone: 216-321-8260

Hunting Valley Campus

2785 SOM Center Road
Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022
GRADES 9-12
Phone: 216-831-2200

University School serves 870 boys in Junior Kindergarten to grade 12 on two campuses in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The School’s mission is to inspire boys of promise to become young men of character who lead and serve. Dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and experiential programs foster intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. University School is a diverse and inclusive community where each boy is known and loved.