- Apply EARLY!
- Deadlines can make or break you.
- Official Transcripts take time to obtain and overnight mailing is EXPENSIVE.
- Online applications can’t be completed two hours ahead of deadline. Give yourself time as you might run into technological or login problems.
- Apply OFTEN!
- Practice makes everything better.
- Practice makes everything better.
- Create a scholarship RESUME
- Education
- Campus Involvement
- Community Service
- Scholarships & Awards
- Work Experience
- Review the PURPOSE of the Scholarship
- Establish solid LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
- Choose someone who knows you well and can provide specific and pertinent information.
- Explain the criteria of the award (photocopy the application).
- Give recommenders ample time to compose your letter.
- Send thank-you letters afterwards.
- Writing your ESSAY
- Stick to the topic.
- Use vivid details. Make your application stand out.
- PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD!
- Your applications should be NEAT and EASY TO READ
- Type everything (if paper) or proofread (if online). Never submit your first draft.
- Organize information with bullets.
- This is your one chance in front of the judges…make a good impression!
- Have MULTIPLE people CRITIQUE your application
- Double-check your application for COMPLETION
- An incomplete application is as good as NO application.
- An incomplete application is as good as NO application.
- PRINT your application before submission
- You can use it as a reference for future scholarships.
- If it gets lost, you have a spare.
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