Now, the main purpose of my blog is to give people the opportunity to send in their essays for me to read*, but I will be updating once every once in a while with a tip for those applying.
My first tip is to look where you least expect it. What does that mean? Calm down and let me tell ya. When I was applying, I looked ev-ery-where. I looked at all that I was involved in, and what my parents were involved in, and sought out scholarships through those organizations. A lot of times, I never even thought certain places had scholarship programs. Here’s an example, think about what you do in your everyday life, the places you go to, the services you use…all of these places just might have a scholarship or two you can apply for. If you’re going to a fast food restaurant or shopping store, look at how KFC and Target have opportunities. If you're using a Microsoft program, think about Bill Gates and his scholarship targeting minority students.
Basically, in addition to the obvious places to look, like the organizations you are a part of (National Honor Society or Beta Club), look in the not-so-obvious places. When you begin to think outside of the box, that is when your chances of winning become higher.
A couple websites to consider:
www.fastweb.com (great site that does a lot of the scholarship search work for you)
www.coca-colascholars.com (over 1400 scholarships awarded each year)
www.uncf.org (features many overlooked scholarships for minorities)
*Please see the March 14, “What’s the point?” entry for more details regarding essay submission for critique/revision.
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