Choose 3-5 life skills from the life skills wheel.

For each life skill you've chosen, write out: 

• One sentence explaining what this skill means to you.

• Two examples of how 4-H has taught you this life skill. 

Pro Tip: Show your reader, don't tell your reader about your life skills. What specific, action-packed examples can you share that show how you are using these life skills every day? 

A "hook" is the first paragraph of your cover letter that draws your reader in with a story or an example that tells a bit about you as a person! (If you are applying for the Accomplishment Scholarship, you will need a cover letter!)

Scholarship judges will read hundreds of applications in a single day. For this activity, think about what makes you stand out from other 4-Hers in Indiana.

• Write two unique "hook" paragraphs for your cover letter.

• Share both "hooks" with a friend or family member and let them decide which one is the most interesting and represents who you are the best.

Think about the 3-5 life skills you identified above. 

For each life skill you've chosen, write out: 

• Two activities that illustrates your particular life skill

• The result of this activity (what happened?)

Pro Tip: Resume examples should use power verbs (analyzed, strengthened, coordinated, etc.) backed up by specific, real-life examples or accomplishments. If you are demonstrating your leadership, you might have a resume bullet that says: 

• Coordinated a county-wide recycling event with over 100 participants, and diverted nearly 300 lbs. of waste from the landfill.