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Don't Apply to Every Scholarship
Sometimes parents encourage students to apply to all available scholarships
to increase the chances of winning scholarship money. This cannot
be done effectively. Each scholarship application will take 1-to-2
weeks to complete primarily because application essays take longer
than anticipated. Taking an “apply to everything” approach
places tremendous pressure on students and they will rush to complete
applications and essays. In the end, the quality of scholarship
applications may not be high enough to win the award.
During
the year, senior students have many responsibilities including earning
top grades, completing college applications and essays, continuing
volunteer and community service, working part-time, etc. Students
pushed too hard may complete low quality scholarship applications,
which is a waste of time for everyone. |