Fall is a time when graduating Seniors are buzzing about getting their letters of recommendation for college ready, or their college admissions essays edited for upcoming application deadlines. What about younger students? What are they doing to prepare for college applications? (more…)
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As the end of the year winds down, applying for scholarships might not be on everyone’s mind, but they should be! For students who are serious about finding scholarships, this is a great time of year apply. While other students may have caught senioritis, staying in the scholarship loop late into the year could pay off big. (more…)
So now most of you are getting your acceptance letters and your financial aid award letters. Hopefully, it is good news all around. However, if you have questions about financial aid and how you are going to pay that hefty tuition bill, here are some resources:
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ScholarshipPoints.com just announced the winner of the March $10,000 Free Scholarship sponsored by HowToGetIn (Read more about HowToGetIn’s Annual Scholarships). Paolina Engibegian from Glendale Community College was the lucky winner! HowToGetIn’s next sponsored scholarship is the October $1,000 free scholarship, and students can enter starting October 1, 2011 (the winner will be drawn on November 1). There will be another $10,000 scholarship drawing on ScholarshipPoints on June 15, 2011. To sign up to win visit our page on “How to win scholarships.”
College scholarship money is abundant, but you have to work hard to get your share. Many scholarships require that you submit a scholarship essay on a topic relevant to the foundation or organization providing the cash. January, once your applications are off, it is good time to start writing those essays and spending some of your time off from school searching for scholarships and plowing through the essays that have been put off throughout the fall.
Time and effort are certainly required to write a successful scholarship essay. Here are quick tips that will lead you in the right direction and make sure you write a great essay in a reasonable amount of time:
* When it comes to developing a topic, think outside of the box . Unique essays will shine in a large pool of applicants.
* Use all of the writing skills you have learned in high school. It is important to treat every essay like a piece of writing you would turn in for English class. Use every writing tip you have learned from having a strong theme to proper sentence construction.
* Give a scholarship essay the same attention you would give a college admission essay. This essay will not determine whether or not you get into college, but it could certainly help you pay for your education.
* Proofread and spell-check your work! Spelling and grammar mistakes can lead a scholarship committee to immediately dismissing your essay as a contender.
* Have a parent or friend give it a second look. It never hurts to have another person take a look at something you have written. It is easy to miss small mistakes that someone else could have picked up on.
If you follow all of these steps you should have a piece of work you can be really proud of turning in. It may seem like a lot of work, but every scholarship you apply for will bring you one step close to paying for college with scholarships!!
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ScholarshipPoints has been committed to defraying the cost of college since 2006, when it first gave away just $7000 in scholarships to students in need of financial assistance. With over 1.3 million members, ScholarshipPoints is now the fastest growing college scholarships rewards program. In addition to the $10,000 scholarship drawings, the ScholarshipPoints program has a number of $500, $1000, and $2,500 scholarship each month.
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By Kristin Ferguson on the ScholarshipPoints blog
The 2010-2011 school year is now in full swing. As most students know, every new semester comes with a lot of unexpected expenses. To help you deal with these expenses, ScholarshipPoints is giving you the chance to win up to $1,750 in free college scholarship money this fall with our Back-to-School Member Madness program. All you have to do to be eligible is join ScholarshipPoints and/or earn scholarship points between September 20th and October 31st. The Back-to-School scholarships will be drawn on November 1, 2010.
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Ask Admissions Girl: What do I need to do in my senior year of high school to plan for college?
If you are a rising high school senior, one of the first things on your mind is probably college. From this point, you have about twelve months until you enroll as a college freshman. If you are feeling nervous, disorganized or unsure about what needs to be done, here are all of the things you need to do this year to get ready:
1: Narrow your college list to 5-10 school choices.
2: Make a list of the following:
3: Send in your college applications. Most applications are due between January 1st and February 15th.
4: Have your high school send your transcript to colleges.
5: Contact colleges to make sure they’ve received all application materials.
6: Submit your FAFSA as soon after January 1st as possible.
7: Explore other financial aid options including private student loans and free college scholarships.
8: You should get acceptance letters and financial aid offers by mid-April and you must tell every college of you acceptance of rejection of offers of admission by May 1st.
This may seem like a lot right now, but if you stay organized and on top of deadlines you will have no problems! Good luck with the process!
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