FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 6, 2021<\/p>\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Life School and Tarleton State University agreed recently to a plan to help LS seniors get their college education.<\/p>\n
The Life School Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders finalized an arrangement offering guaranteed admission and annual scholarships for the top 25 percent of Life High School graduates beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.<\/p>\n
As part of\u00a0the Distinguished High School Partnership, Tarleton also will waive ACT (American College Test) or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) requirements for students in the top quarter of their class and application fees for students who qualify.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis collaboration aligns with our mission to provide a high-quality experience to students in our own backyard,\u201d said Tarleton President James Hurley. \u201cOur reputation for student focus and big-effect undergraduate research is growing. With that comes our ability to attract high school seniors who will become game changers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tarleton is developing similar agreements with other school districts in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cLife School is thrilled to provide additional course offerings to our students by partnering with Tarleton University,\u201d said LS Superintendent Brent Wilson. \u201cAgreements like this lay the groundwork for our students to pursue future educational interests and opportunities. It\u2019s all about giving our Life School students the ability to pursue their passion.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Guaranteed Award Program (GAP) assures first-time-in-college students graduating in the top quarter of their high school class between $1,000 and $4,000 in scholarships. Students graduating from one of Tarleton\u2019s Distinguished High School Partners will receive an additional $500 or $1,000. Admitted freshmen must submit a general scholarship application to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n
For more information on GAP, go to\u00a0www.tarletonstate.us\/gap<\/strong><\/a>. To learn how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit\u00a0www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life School and Tarleton State University agreed recently to a plan to help LS seniors get their college education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-84-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 7 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 6, 2021","modified":"Updated on September 22, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 6, 2021 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on September 22, 2025 3:52 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Life School logo with \"LS\" in a blue triangle.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53786,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25385\/revisions\/53786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}