If you’ve made it past the application phase and have been invited to an interview, it means you’ve been selected as a qualified candidate and scholarship recipient – you’re a finalist! You’re that much closer to reaching your goal and actually winning the scholarship you’ve worked so hard for! But in order to move from […]
You’ve filled out your application, written your essay and reviewed everything over multiple times. The hard part is finished. Now you need someone to backup everything you’ve said by writing on your behalf. The letter of recommendation is written by someone who lends credibility to your statements by attesting to your strengths and using their […]
The essay could be considered the singularly most important aspect of your application because it gives the scholarship selection committee a chance to get some insight into you, your personality, your influences and your goals. The scholarship essay should tell the committee something about you, even if the question is very technical and specific. The […]
Whether you’re a freshman in high school just starting your higher education, or a senior looking forward to the upcoming college year, you can prepare yourself for scholarships by creating a great looking application and setting yourself apart from the crowd. Everyone has the opportunity to apply for scholarships and the number of applications a […]
Your high school career is almost over. You’re ready for the next big step. College. While making preparations for college you begin to think about the high costs of education. With many schools costing over $30,000 per year, it’s good to start planning early for these costs. Scholarships provide students who have excelled in certain […]
If you’ve made it to the interview stage of the scholarship process, it means the selection committee has determined you as a qualified candidate and a worthy recipient of the scholarship. While making it to the interview stage is great because it means you are a finalist and, for the first time, have a realistic […]
Many scholarships require letters of recommendation to accompany a student’s application. Letters of recommendation, when required, are one of the most valuable documents in the application process, as your letter writer is essentially providing his or her opinion and credentials as a way to back up all of the information you have already provided about […]
The scholarship essay’s purpose is to answer the question posed in a manner that portrays the author through personal touches unique to that student’s paper. While it may seem a simple task to write a response to a question, injecting a bit of your personality into your writings is not always so easy. Many applicants […]
Scholarship preparation can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few years, depending on how much time and energy you have to commit to the process. If you are truly serious about savings thousands of dollars on college tuition bills, then the more time you can spend preparing for the scholarship process, the better […]
Tackling the job of applying for college is an exciting yet stressful time. Even more stressful is the task of raising enough money to attend your dream school. While financial aid and both government and private loans are available to students, even more appealing is the scholarship. Reducing tuition by just a thousand dollars can […]
