Archive for December, 2007

Paying for the College of Your Dreams

Let’s face it—countless hours are spent by prospective college students applying to schools. Time is spent researching schools, making college visits, taking the required entrance exams, filling out the application, writing essays, and going through entrance interviews. While this is time well spent, it is equally important to allocate time to researching the financial aspect […]

Scholarship Applications: The Evaluation Process

Scholarships are much coveted and much sought after by both new and existing college students. Most scholarships have hundreds–if not thousands–of people applying for them. These people all have the same goal: to be awarded money for school. If you are reading this, you are probably considering entering this mass pool of applicants, if you […]

Applying for Scholarships Online

The technology revolution has made the world readily accessible from the comfort of your home computer. With the click of a mouse, you can pay your bills, check the latest scores, and order that pair of shoes you’ve been dying for. Commerce isn’t the only thing that has become more convenient, however. More and more […]

The Dreaded Scholarship Interview

No one likes interviewing. Not professionals. Not kids getting their first job. Certainly not college students trying to convince the “powers that be” to give them a scholarship. Unfortunately, to be considered for many scholarships requires going through an interview. Not fun, I know, but it doesn’t have to traumatic either. The key to “acing” […]

Scholarship Applications 101

Let’s face it, college is expensive. While there are always loans available, the less you borrow means the less you will have to pay back upon graduation. And let’s face it, no one want to have huge bills looming over them while they are trying to find a job! Scholarships are another […]