Winning College Scholarships

The college students that win the most college scholarships may not have more positive qualities than you, but they use the following strategy to get noticed by the scholarship committees.

So do you want to know these strategies?

Prepare Yourself!

Things you need to do to prepare yourself for filling out college scholarships:

1. Prepare yourself with teachers recommendations.
2. High school, and college transcripts.
3. Get involved with community, family, and church.
4. Determine why you are unique and goals for your future.
5. Get a picture of yourself.
6. A clear binder or organization.
   

And get ready to spend some time on college scholarships that will help you afford college and keep you from taking out too many college loans.

Get Organized

Begin researching scholarships that match your criteria and once you have the college scholarships for which you want to apply, keep track of the deadlines.

Create a chart to keep on top of all dates to make sure you do not miss any deadlines.

The chart should include:

• Scholarship name and phone number
• Date application must be received by scholarship committee
• Date you requested the application
• Date you received the application
• Date application with above package was mailed
• Date you called the Scholarship Agency to verify they received your application package

Get Noticed

Being organized, prepared, and filling out all the scholarships correctly is important but if you are not recognized than all that work was for nothing.

Even if you feel you master the English language, your essay should be critique by someone who has experience in essay writing.

Asking an english professor, teacher or anyone you know that is a really affective reader and writer would be an excellent choice to read your essay.

Have a great day and God bless!