You’ve scoured the internet, local newspapers and community notice boards in your search for scholarships, but have you thought of getting help from your high school counselor? High school counselors have vast experience with helping students in a variety of ways, from offering advice on how to be better prepared for the upcoming exams to …
Why You Should Apply to Scholarships Regularly
Scholarships are, without a doubt, the ideal way to pay for college. Even with all the hype they get, however, there’s still a few misconceptions that surround scholarships. Some think that scholarships are only for graduating high school seniors (they’re not), some think you only apply for scholarships the summer before school (nope), and other …
How To Network For Scholarship Opportunities: 3 Easy Ideas
While the internet is a great resource for researching scholarship opportunities, it is certainly not the only one. There are several scholarships that are not listed online for several reasons. It could be that they are open only to an organization’s employees and their dependents or to members of a local community. The only way …
What Scholarship Sponsors Look For In An Application
If you are headed off to college this fall, you should be spending time looking for scholarships and applying to those that you qualify for. If you haven’t started your search yet, it’s time you did. Winning scholarships is the best way to get some free money towards college. The Ideal Scholarship Application While every …
Why You Should Send a “Thank You” Note After a Scholarship Interview
You might already send thank you notes after your birthday, Christmas, and other special occasions, but you may have never realized it’s a good idea for after scholarship interviews as well. It’s actually a good habit to get into, as it can also be helpful for college and job interviews later on. These are just …
How To Conduct A Thorough Scholarship Search
Is it really worth spending precious time conducting an exhaustive scholarship search? If that is the question that’s topmost on your mind, consider this: Scholarship is the best way to get free money towards your college education. Unlike loans, you do not have to pay back any money that you win by way of scholarships. …
How to Save Time While Searching and Applying for Scholarships
Time is money, they say, and you’ll need to spend plenty of time to earn scholarships. Many students are intimidated by the time commitment that comes with scholarship hunting. After all, you’ve got to balance that with the college search, studying for the ACT or SAT, participating in extracurricular activities, doing regular school assignments, and …
Why You Should Set a Scholarship Goal
When it comes down to it, scholarships are by far the best way to pay for college. They’re gifts of free money you don’t have to pay back, after all. And there’s no limit to how many you can apply to or accept (though what you earn can affect your institutional aid). But scholarships take …
How To Outline Your Scholarship App Essay
Once you’ve found a scholarship you’d like to apply to, it’s time to sit down and crank out an essay. But where do you start? How do you start? It’s simple: Outline. An Important First Step Assuming you’ve selected your essay topic, outlining should be the very first thing you do in regards to writing …
How To Search for Scholarships Based on Major
Searching for scholarships is a big part about heading to college, and even while you’re attending. A great place to start finding the right ones for you is by looking for scholarships based on your major. Use Scholarship Databases Thanks to the internet, it’s easier than ever to find the scholarships that are perfect for …
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