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2 Reasons Not to Hang Your Hopes on Athletic Scholarships

September 24, 2012 By mara

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, right? Wrong. At least according to the stats I read … [Read more...] about 2 Reasons Not to Hang Your Hopes on Athletic Scholarships

Scholarship Announcements: African American Scientists, Cherokee Nation Members, Student Athletes

June 5, 2012 By mara

Hello scholarship seekers! It's Friday at the Financial Aid Finder, which means I've got three hot scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. School may be out for the summer, but that doesn't mean you're on a scholarship vacation. In fact, there's no better time to hunt and apply for scholarships! This week, I have a $2,000 renewable scholarship from the Development … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: African American Scientists, Cherokee Nation Members, Student Athletes

Scholarship Announcements – Awards for Latinos, Milk and Thoroughbred Scholarships

February 21, 2012 By mara

As I have been mentioning the past few weeks, we are in the middle of scholarship season. Late winter/early spring is high tide for scholarship deadlines, so if you are serious about winning scholarship awards, you will definitely want to dedicate a few hours each week to finding and applying for scholarships. This week, I've found three great opportunities with upcoming … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements – Awards for Latinos, Milk and Thoroughbred Scholarships

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