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We’re continuing
the 2nd anniversary celebration of Barrister on a Budget Blog with a
special scholarship expert Monica Matthews from How to Win College Scholarships. Take it away Monica!
College scholarship money is a great way to help finance a
college education without adding to student debt. Students and their parents
who need money for college can increase their chances of winning simply by
starting early in the college scholarship process. In the spring, organizations who have offered
scholarships to local students will begin publishing the names of students who
have won their scholarships. This
information can often be found in a “Names in the News” section of local
newspapers or local online publications. A local scholarship list can be
compiled simply by noting the name of the scholarship and the amount of the
award. The next step is to do a little
research to find out the scholarship due date, guidelines, and eligibility
requirements. This information can be
saved until the student meets these requirements and is ready to apply.
Another way to find scholarships is to check with local
banks, hospitals, engineering firms, community organizations, department
stores, clubs, and places of worship and ask if they offer scholarship
opportunities for local students. Go to
the website of the organization first, and if no scholarship information is
found, simply pick up the phone, call, and ask. When contacting these
organizations, students need to remember how important first impressions
are. They should state their name and
ask if the organization has a scholarship they can apply for and if so, how
they can get a copy of the application.
Parents can help do this and save a lot of time for students who are
very busy with working part time jobs, after school activities, homework,
volunteering, and sports.
High school guidance counselors should also have a list of
local scholarships available for their students. Students can check the school
website and also the website of other area high schools, as there might be
local scholarships listed there that are not included in the list for their
school. As always, eligibility
requirements must be carefully read, as it is a waste of time to apply for a
scholarship in which a student does not meet all the requirements.
About Our Guest: Starting early, compiling a list,
and exhausting all local scholarship opportunities are huge steps in the right
direction when it comes to winning college scholarships. Learn the techniques that I developed to help
applications and essays get noticed and impress college scholarship judges as
soon as they first see each application.
My own son won over $100,000 in college scholarships by using these
strategies and I share them in my ebook, How to Win College Scholarships, available at http://how2winscholarships.com and on Amazon
here.
Favorite Barrister Blog Post: My favorite post is
“5
Free and Easy Ways to Find Scholarships.” There are many ways to find
college scholarships, but this post highlights some methods that students may
be unfamiliar with, such as using the Twitter hashtag #Scholarships. Thinking “outside of the box” when it comes
to scholarship searching is a great way to find more, apply for more, and WIN
more scholarships!
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Until Next Time,
Jenny L. Maxey
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