Has your Winter Break started yet?  Hopefully you are done with finals and enjoying some well-deserved R&R.  If you’re not there yet, never fear — your time is just around the corner. I am sure that the last thing you want to do this winter vacation is write *another* essay.  But brew some coffee, because that’s just what you’ll need to do if you want o earn some free money for college.  This week, I have four great scholarship opportunities for you with late December or early to mid January deadlines. Each of the scholarships today requires an essay, although some are very short (just 50 words).  There are awards for budding ecologists, civil rights activists, and public servants.  If none of these strike your fancy, there is also a general competitio...