Winning the Scholarship Game

Maybe you're not the potential All-American college coaches dream about.

Maybe the students competing to be your class valedictorian have nothing to fear from you.

And, maybe you have not held leadership positions in school clubs and activities.

So, you can forget about winning a college scholarship, right?

Don't jump to conclusions. The truth is, you may be a pretty good or even very good prospect for scholarships. But, you'll have to do some investigating and (simple) research.

Start with a visit to your school counselor. He or she will almost certainly be able to tell you about numerous scholarships awarded to students in your area by local businesses, churches, clubs, and service organizations.

After that, put together a listing of businesses and organizations with which you or a member of your family are affiliated. Where do you and they work? What house of worship do they attend? What clubs or organizations do they participate in? With any luck at all, you will find that these businesses and organizations offer scholarships, some of which are based on affiliation, not academic achievement.

And then, go to the internet. You will find nearly seventy free, online scholarship searches.

The more you look, the more you'll find not just standard scholarships for academic achievement, but also scholarships for students affiliated with particular groups, students whose family members work for a particular company, students who wish to enter specific professions, and scholarships in dozens of other categories.

You will also discover essay writing and other academic contests you can enter to win scholarships.

Millions of dollars in scholarships are out there. Just do some research to find them, follow all directions carefully when applying for them, and be sure to adhere to all deadlines.

Happy hunting!

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Daniel Kane has created more than a dozen websites on online degrees and online universities and colleges and universities. He has been a high school counselor and college dean for more than thirty years.