You know how I’m always telling you that you need to apply for as many scholarships as possible, because it’s a numbers game? And the more you apply for, the more you will win? Well, Zachary Freeman is a living, breathing example of this. I just read a great profile piece on him in the [...]
Scholarships
You have probably seen the pop-up ads for so-called scholarships for single moms supported by President Obama. Maybe you are a single mom planning to head back to school and wondering how you are going to pay for college. Unfortunately, those pop-up ads are nothing but a phishing scam, but there are some legitimate sources [...]
I read an interesting article today about the drawbacks to athletic scholarships. I know not everyone can be a star athlete. But if you really excel at football, cheerleading, soccer, softball or some other team or individual sport, it seems like going for an athletic scholarship might be a great way to pay for college, [...]
If you’ve spent any time on this blog at all, you know I’m a huge proponent of using college scholarships to pay for your higher education. I encourage you every Friday with a list of three scholarships with upcoming deadlines. But in your eagerness to find free money for college, you must be careful not [...]
TGIF, dear scholarship seekers! With a long weekend coming up, this is the perfect time to sit down and work on some scholarship applications. School work hasn’t gotten too intense yet, so there’s no excuse not to do it! You know you’ve heard me say 1000 times before, but the more scholarships you apply for, [...]
Happy Friday, dear scholarship seekers! With most of you back to school, you may be thinking the search for scholarships is over. Well, think again. Many scholarship committees are just gearing up for the 2010 – 2011 season, and that means it is prime time to get working on some new applications. If you have [...]
Scholarships are an ideal way to pay for college. It’s free money and you never have to pay it back. But there’s a catch: Winning scholarships is a highly competitive endeavor. You didn’t think you would be the only one going for the free money, did you? If you want to stand out from the [...]
