Scholarship Advice

Read, understand and practice the following for your scholarship search:

Start a new e-mail account dedicated to scholarships and applications.
Always keep a copies of your essays in word format to edit for other scholarships.
Copy and paste from a word document into the on-line applications. If the submission fails, you have a copy.
Set a goal of appying for one scholarship each month. It does not seem like hard work with that in mind.
Pay attention to the deadlines. Give yourself a personal deadline and stick to it.
Read over your essays. Use the Student Resource Center to help proofread your essay.
Read previous winners to judge what organizations are looking for.
Write a thank you letter regardless of whether you win the scholarship. This can create a good impression for the next application.
Never cash a check you get that you were not expecting. This might be a scam to get your banking information.
When in doubt, stop by the Financial AId Office with your documents, and we will help out.
If you need to sit down with someone to have an action plan, make an appointment with Financial Aid so that we can spend anywhere from a half-hour to an hour reviewing what you need to do.