{"id":"life-hs-scholarship-letter-terms","audience":"high-school","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"grounding","title":"Find what you must do to keep a scholarship","free":false,"task":"You won a scholarship and want to know how to keep it. From the award letter, get exactly 4 numbered lines in plain text, under 70 words: 1. the amount per semester, using the corrected amount; 2. the GPA you must keep; 3. the credits you must take each semester; 4. the thank-you letter deadline. No advice. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The award letter (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"THE HARTWELL FOUNDATION (fictional) - SCHOLARSHIP AWARD\n\nDear Aaliyah,\n\nCongratulations! We are thrilled to name you a 2027 Hartwell Scholar. Your essay about restoring the community garden moved our committee, and we were especially impressed by your leadership with younger students. We're proud to support your next chapter.\n\nAward: $4,000 per year, paid as $2,000 each semester directly to your college.\n\nTo keep your scholarship each year:\n- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.\n- Enroll full time (at least 12 credits each semester).\n- Submit your transcript to the Foundation by June 30 each year.\n\nPlease send a thank-you letter to our donors by January 15, 2027. You can email it to scholars@hartwell.example.\n\nWith warm wishes,\nThe Hartwell Foundation Committee\n\nCORRECTION (email, Nov 3): \"Thanks to a new donor, all 2027 Hartwell awards have increased to $5,000 per year, paid as $2,500 each semester. All other terms are unchanged.\"\n\nMy notes: Mom wants to frame the letter. Counselor says scholarships are always renewable. Not sure.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"The AI quotes $2,000 from the letter and misses the Nov 3 email.","fix":"Add: \"Use the corrected $2,500 per semester.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Getting a summary of the praise","why":"The AI recaps the congratulations instead of the rules.","fix":"Say: \"Only the 4 facts, one per line.\"","checks":["r2","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Not naming the lines","why":"The AI mixes requirements into a paragraph.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Per semester: $[amount] 2. GPA: [number] ...\".","checks":["r1","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 70 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["correct","2,?500","nov(ember)? 3"]},{"label":"Names each fact","patterns":["gpa","credits","thank.you","per semester"]},{"label":"Rules out advice","patterns":["no advice","facts only"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Award letters lead with praise and bury the rules. Tell the AI the four facts you need, with labels, and which amount is current.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives $2,500 per semester (the corrected amount), not $2,000","Lines 2 and 3 give a 3.0 cumulative GPA and at least 12 credits each semester","Line 4 gives January 15, 2027 for the thank-you letter, and the answer gives no advice and doesn't repeat the praise from the letter"]}