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Scholarship Essays
Most scholarship applications require at least
one essay. These essays
are usually shorter and less difficult to write than college
admission essays.
Scholarship essays should be written to let the selection committee
get to know WHO you are, to make a lasting impression, and to encourage
members of the committee to care about you. Scholarship judges
want students who will best represent their organization’s values
and ideals. Use the essay to present yourself as the best representative
of their organization and a deserving winner of the scholarship.
An excellent scholarship essay will captivate readers and have them
get to know the real you; winning
essays involve the reader. Winning
essays will be original, clearly state why you deserve to win, do not
include meaningless information, and successfully conveys a main idea
or point. More importantly, winning essays allow readers to get
to know the student who wrote it; readers get to know the student’s
character and values, talents and interests. In other words,
successful essays paint a vivid “portrait” of the student.
Your essay should present ideas and themes through an effective essay
format and should have a clear focus and
address the essay question or topic. |
