To enter Urban America's Best and Brightest Contest, sponsored by College BroadBand and supported by Dell Computers, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• You must be currently enrolled as a high school senior (12th grade student)
• You must attend a public high school in an urban area (click here for a list of cities that meet that requirement)
• You must be currently applying to attend a 4-year college or university (for the Fall, 2005) as a full-time student

Four finalists will be selected to attend a gala Dr. Martin Lugher King Jr. birthday weekend in New York City, where one of them will be named Grand Prize Winner of a $20,000 college scholarship. All four finalists will receive free round-trip air travel to and from New York City, hotel accommodations, professional makeovers, and meals at some of New York City's finest restaurants. The three runners-up will each win a $500 scholarship for their freshman year of college, plus in-kind gifts from other contest sponsors.

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