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How do I get scholarships?

How can I make sure I actually get scholarships that I apply to? Do I just apply to as many as I can? #college #scholarships

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Ken’s Answer

You can improve you chances for getting scholarships if you become career focused and use networking as a means of locating scholarships, internships, coop programs, and other programs that would assist you in your education/career journey.


Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

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The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
• It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
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Nicole’s Answer

Hi Ashley H. I see that you posted this question a little while ago so I hope my answer to you (or others who may read this response) is still helpful.

In my view, getting good scholarships can be found in both quality and quantity. By quality, I mean doing the research to find those scholarships that can have a meaningful impact on your education journey. Maybe a scholarship that is for a certain number of years or that cover meals, room and board, tuition...or...maybe one of the biggest types of scholarships..that is 4 years that covers all tuition. There is a wide range of options that scholarships can provide.

By quantity, I mean once you have uncovered a well of quality scholarships, apply to as many of them as you can. Note that quality scholarships can be found in reference material at local libraries that categorize scholarships that are available and certainly use online searches to uncover scholarships. Note too that quality scholarships can be sponsored by schools/colleges/universities, civic societies, government entities and more. The good news about applying to as many as you can...you get better at the essay/application process. One possible con to consider though, many of the quality scholarships require an application fee.

Best of luck to you!
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Heidi’s Answer

Hi Ashley,

Check with the school or your place of work or your parents place of work. They often offer scholarships or the school offers a discount based on the employment of yourself/parent. We learned this when my son was applying to SNHU for his Masters! It was nice to find that the school actually offered a discount based on where we worked.
Best of Luck!
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