Here’s Why You Should Compete in Royal Cup
We’re just under four months away from Warner University’s seventh consecutive Royal Cup scholarship competition. The crowning feature of the event is the potential to earn four years of tuition paid for, but the benefits of participation go beyond the dollars.
Honors Program: Royal Cup will feature Dr. Matthew Swale, head of the honors program, sharing some of the benefits of participating in Warner’s honors program. Did you know that by academically qualifying for the Royal Cup you are academically qualified to be in the honors program? And did you know that the program comes with housing and financial benefits?
Faculty and Staff Networking: It takes nearly 30 Warner faculty and staff to make Royal Cup happen–many of whom are directly involved in the process of getting you accepted, enrolled, cleared, and housed. What better way to make a first impression than by displaying your academic prowess to qualify for the event and your initiative to attend?
Peer-to-Peer Networking: This is the benefit that may be the most difficult to quantify. These are going to be the people you share a classroom, dorm room, and campus with for the next four years! It is entirely possible that this event introduces you to a life-long friend – a roommate, teammate, future bridesmaid/groomsman or dare we even say… a spouse? Okay, okay, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. This isn’t a singles mixer, it’s a scholarship competition. But rest assured that your peers in the room will share your affinity for academic success and community involvement.
Time on Campus: By the time Royal Cup has come, you will either be planning to attend Warner University or you will be seriously considering it. Likely, by this date, you will have already been on campus at least once before – but if you’re considering spending the next four years here, wouldn’t you be of the mindset “the more time on campus, the better?” By move-in day, you’ll have campus memorized like the back of your hand!
Parents: You thought we forgot about you, didn’t you? How could we forget about the parents? We have a special room and a brief seminar just for the parents that will feature representatives from Student Financial Services, Security, and Academics. We know you have questions – we want you to have questions. Bring them to Royal Cup!
Personal Growth/Resume Builder: Let’s say things don’t go as planned, and you aren’t the Royal Cup winner and you don’t finish top ten. In this case, our guess is that your takeaway from the day will be something like this: “I tried my best and I’m so glad that I participated. I learned a lot about the school, about sitting in a formal interview, and about myself. I’ll never have to wonder what could’ve happened if I hadn’t competed and I’m now more excited than I was to be a Royal. Oh yeah, and I get no less than $14,000 per year to go to Warner.” Doesn’t sound like a bad outcome, right?
The point is, there are a million reasons to say no to something. You’re too busy, it’s too far, you’re too nervous, or you’re too insecure about what you bring or don’t bring to the table. But maybe this is the time you just say ‘yes’ and go for it. And who knows, maybe this will be the most lucrative ‘yes’ of your life!
