{"id":59342,"date":"2023-02-27T08:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/?p=59342"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:01:59","slug":"how-to-get-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/how-to-get-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get College Scholarships in 2025 (+Mistakes to Avoid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59342\" class=\"elementor elementor-59342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50033a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"50033a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9500303\" data-id=\"9500303\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc24a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc24a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting into college is by no means an easy feat. From the lengthy application process to entrance exams, it can be rough.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s actually paying for college which, at times, can seem impossible. But I&#8217;m here to tell you how to get college scholarships and it&#8217;s not nearly as difficult as you might think. In fact, literally billions of dollars in scholarships go unpaid every year simply because no one applies for them.<\/p>\n<p>Billions. With a &#8220;B.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And a slice of it can be all yours to help pay for college.<\/p>\n<p>To help you, this article will outline the exact method I used to get over $100,000 in scholarship funds.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78245cec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"78245cec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2356c9c9\" data-id=\"2356c9c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4a8d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4a8d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: 'PP Mori', 'PP Mori'; font-size: 40px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">What Kinds of Scholarships are Available?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">It can be easy to think there are no college scholarships available for you if you\u2019re not an athlete, a genius, or a child prodigy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">That\u2019s just not true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">There are thousands of untapped scholarships \u2014 adding up to billions of dollars \u2014 that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/financial-aid\/articles\/over-2-point-nine-billion-in-free-college-money-unclaimed-by-students-why\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">go unclaimed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0every year. The money is out there. You just have to know where to look. The next section will begin to open your eyes to the scholarships that might be available to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-find-scholarships-that-will-pay-thousands-and-nobody-applies-for\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">How to Find Scholarships That Will Pay Thousands (and nobody applies for)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">If you\u2019re a high school student, you have a lot of scholarship resources available to you. They can be broken up into five areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">High school career centers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Library and bookstore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Scholarship search sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Ethnic organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Friends and family<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">With these resources, you\u2019ll be able to earn thousands of dollars in scholarship money. Here\u2019s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Tapping Into High School Career Centers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">First, go to your high school career center. If your high school doesn\u2019t have a career center, your school\u2019s counselor can help you find similar resources online or in your local community.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Most high school career centers keep an updated list of scholarships sorted by date. Go through this list and make note of every single scholarship that applies to you. Even if you think it could be a stretch, write it down. You never know what will pay off later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">You should literally be writing down the following information for each one \u2014 you\u2019ll need it when you actually start the application process. I suggest you\u00a0write down:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">the scholarship name<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">the amount it\u2019s worth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">a due date<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">whether or not you\u2019ve applied yet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Do this in a Google or Excel spreadsheet so you can easily search, filter, and update from any device later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">When you\u2019re applying for dozens (or hundreds) of scholarships, it\u2019s going to be critical that you stay organized so you don\u2019t burn out.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Of course, you can be as detailed as you want with your spreadsheet and include things like GPA requirements and whether or not you need an essay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Pro tip: tap into other schools<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Once you\u2019ve exhausted your school\u2019s list of scholarships, call up other high schools and ask them if you can go in and talk to them about what scholarships might apply to you.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">That\u2019s right. I want you to call up\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">other\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">high schools in your city to see what scholarships they have. They\u2019ll actually LOVE this because no high schooler ever goes out of their way to get scholarships.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">If you show just a little bit of initiative in your educational future, most advisors will be more than happy to help you out. Do the same thing you did with your school\u2019s scholarship resources and record all the ones relevant to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">When I was in high school, I ended up applying for 60 scholarships from my high school\u2019s career center \u2014 and earned thousands for college in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Leveraging Library and Bookstore Scholarship Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Once you\u2019re finished exhausting all of the scholarships from your high school (and other schools), head to a bookstore or library and pick up the latest copy of an annual scholarship reference book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">. Y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">ou\u2019ll also find these on Amazon, but it\u2019s cheaper to borrow a copy from the library. If your library doesn\u2019t have a copy, or only has outdated copies (Scholarships from 1977? What?), this is one of the best investments you can make in your short- and long-term future.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">These scholarship books are comprehensive catalogs of grants and scholarships you can earn as a high school student. They\u2019re FANTASTIC resources if you\u2019re looking to find cash for college.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Here\u2019s a list of a few good scholarship books to look for:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ultimate-Scholarship-Book-2021-Scholarships\/dp\/1617601543\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Peterson&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scholarships-Grants-Prizes-2021-Petersons\/dp\/0768944023\/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=0768944023&amp;psc=1\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">Scholarships, Grants &amp; Prizes 2021<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Pace Scholarship Academy\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PACE-SCHOLARSHIP-ACADEMYS-ULTIMATE-NATIONAL\/dp\/B084P85BNB\/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&amp;keywords=scholarship+book&amp;qid=1625080496&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;\">Ultimate National Scholarship Book<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">I\u2019ve included the Amazon links here so you can check them out \u2014 but I highly suggest purchasing these at your local bookstore (or better yet, finding them at the Library) so you can get started ASAP!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Once you get the book, do what you did with your high school\u2019s scholarship resources and make note of all the scholarships you\u2019d like to apply for.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The goal at this point is to keep adding to that long list. Not all of the scholarships you write down will be a good fit, but the idea is to gather a massive idea list before you start applying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Searching College Scholarship Sites<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Once you\u2019ve found all the scholarships you can through the aforementioned resources, you can turn to different search engines and websites that can help you find scholarships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Pro-tip:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">You might be tempted to start with the internet first. But guess what: so is everyone else. That means the easiest-to-find scholarships on the web will be the most competitive. That\u2019s why we recommend career centers and books first.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Many scholarship sites include features that allow you to search for specific criteria like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">School-specific scholarships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Interest-specific scholarships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Demographic-specific scholarships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">GPA requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Essay requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And lots more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">You can even set up email alerts (which I highly recommend) so that you are automatically notified when the sites find scholarships that fit your specific needs too.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Here are a few suggestions for great sites to help you look for scholarships:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">Fastweb.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarships.com\/\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">Scholarships.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chegg.com\/scholarships\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">Chegg.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Bonus: Becoming a great student is all about building good habits. If you want to learn how to build good habits and break bad ones, download my free\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/guides\/ultimate-guide-to-habits\/\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Ultimate Guide to Habits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Getting an Ethnic Organization Scholarship<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Ethnic organizations of all stripes tend to offer scholarships. These can help you earn hundreds \u2014 if not thousands \u2014 in scholarship money.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Many of these are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">ethnicity-based<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">, meaning that you\u2019ll have to be a certain race or background to qualify for the scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">A few suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apiascholars.org\/scholarship\/apia-scholarship\/\">Asian &amp; Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.uncf.org\/\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">The United Negro College Fund<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hsf.net\/\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Hispanic Scholarship Fund<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/directory\/scholarships-for-irish-students\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">Irish ancestry scholarships<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/directory\/scholarships-for-german-students\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;\">German ancestry scholarships<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Of course, simply fitting the racial criteria for ethnicity-based scholarships isn\u2019t enough. You\u2019re going to have to knock the application out of the park (more on that later).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Finding Scholarships Through Friends and Family<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Talk to your friends, parents, and parents\u2019 friends to see if they know of any scholarships.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">There are a lot of companies that offer college scholarships \u2014 companies that the people you know work at. So ask around! Some of the best scholarships come from some of the most unexpected places.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">When I was applying for scholarships, my sister was working at Kaiser \u2014 which offered a college scholarships to relatives of Kaiser employees.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">My mom is a teacher and she knew about a scholarship offered through the California Teachers Union.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">These are scholarships barely anyone applies to because many high schoolers simply don\u2019t know to ask about them and the eligibility pool is relatively small. So when you DO find out about one, you automatically have an advantage over everyone else.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">If you feel odd about it, know that every person wants to help out a high schooler. They won\u2019t think it\u2019s \u201cweird.\u201d In fact, they\u2019ll find it admirable that you\u2019re working hard to secure your future and succeed in college.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\">Watch this video, where I explain The Iceberg Method for productivity, teaching you how to transform books, articles, and emails into usable, searchable information.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ede813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6ede813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QZQGFAhn-p0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b4189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95b4189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"h-is-it-really-worth-it-to-pursue-scholarships\">Is it Really Worth it to Pursue Scholarships?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39929\" src=\"https:\/\/iwtoldproddev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/asg_eyRon2yufDnmN28w2Frevision-2F1626756100422-shutterstock_1079701271-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"man writing notes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you look at all the options and work it\u2019ll take to actually earn a college scholarship, it can be easy to ask:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is this even worth it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Especially when you\u2019re busy with your senior year of high school. Friends, clubs, teams, hobbies, AP classes, and lots more can fill up your schedule and make you think learning how to get scholarships just can\u2019t make its way onto your schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But consider this<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>If you DON\u2019T get a scholarship, you\u2019ll be forced to pay for college on your own. That means working tons of hours during college.<\/p>\n<p>Less time to study. Less time to date. Less time to enjoy the college scene. Because you\u2019ll be working.<\/p>\n<p>Life in college doesn\u2019t slow down \u2014 it speeds up. And you\u2019re setting yourself up to miss all of it if you don\u2019t learn how to get a scholarship and apply for as many as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget: I secured over $100,000 in college scholarships. The average U.S. salary is around $30,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So just ask yourself this: Are a few late nights filling out scholarship applications or missing a football game here or there worth THREE YEARS of work?<\/p>\n<p>As I see it, the answer is an obvious \u201cYES.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let\u2019s dive into how you can pull this off without burning out.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-how-to-apply-to-everything-without-burning-out\">Why &amp; How to Apply to Everything (without burning out)<\/h2>\n<p>From here, the strategy is simple: It\u2019s time to apply to ALL of them.\u00a0This might seem like an incredibly daunting task. After all, these applications generally require you to do two things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Send a letter of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Write an essay (or a few short ones)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>However, there\u2019s an easier way to go about the process that doesn\u2019t involve writing 60+ unique essays.\u00a0Don\u2019t get me wrong: Each scholarship application is going to take time and a bit of nuance to create a compelling case for you that\u2019ll have the reader clamoring to give you the scholarship money.\u00a0But you can make the process a lot more effective and simple if you just look at the letters of recommendation and essays.<\/p>\n<p>Watch episode 33 of my podcast to hear how a couple battles with soaring student debt while living with family to cut costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8acea63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Vml62NpcNqQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e558c08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"e558c08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41eb53e\" data-id=\"41eb53e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201e487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"201e487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The world wants you to be vanilla...<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c2dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c2dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2026but you don\u2019t have to take the same path as everyone else. How would it look if you designed a Rich Life on your own terms? Take our quiz and find out: <!-- notionvc: aa0fc31d-6943-45fc-9f77-2003efc4a072 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179dcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"179dcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/rich-life-quiz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take the Quiz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672f448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672f448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"h-how-to-actually-land-a-college-scholarship\">How to Actually Land a College Scholarship<\/h2>\n<p>Getting a college scholarship (or ideally multiple scholarships) is a numbers game, yes. But it\u2019s also more than that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To LAND some scholarships and put money in the bank, you\u2019ll need to get smart about your strategy.<\/p>\n<p>At the foundation of this strategy are two things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Powerful letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Strategically unique essay answers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h-getting-powerful-letters-of-recommendation\">Getting Powerful Letters of Recommendation<\/h3>\n<p>Most high school students are afraid to ask for letters of recommendation. It\u2019s a little bit awkward to ask a teacher or other trusted adult to write a glowing recommendation for you.\u00a0HOWEVER, if you were a good student and established a good relationship with your teachers, they\u2019ll be more than happy to help you out with your letter of recommendation. Most students\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">never do this<\/span>\u00a0so they\u2019d be happy to help.\u00a0You\u2019re going to want to approach it the same way I approach\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/get-great-case-studies-testimonials\/\">asking for a testimonial<\/a><\/span>: politely and with the majority of the work done already.\u00a0When you reach out to your teacher for a letter of recommendation, you\u2019ll want to give them several things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A broad view of what you want them to highlight<\/li>\n<li>2-3 key points they should touch on (maybe it\u2019s something specific to the scholarship?)<\/li>\n<li>Your resume so they have a reference to your accomplishments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you provide them with practically everything they need, they\u2019ll be more than happy to give you an awesome letter of recommendation. In fact, many teachers will just ask you to write a draft that they can edit and sign.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0af92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ae0af92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c5a54\" data-id=\"61c5a54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e1dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e1dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"h-write-strategically-unique-college-scholarship-essays\">Write Strategically Unique College Scholarship Essays<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to writing an amazing scholarship essay, I\u2019ve developed a highly complex intricate process of algorithms and systems that you need to follow EXACTLY if you want your writing to soar.\u00a0The steps are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Figure out what most students will write about<\/li>\n<li>Write something else<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u2026and that\u2019s it.\u00a0Why does this work? Most scholarship essays bore judges to tears.\u00a0Put yourself in the shoes of the person who will be reading your application \u2014 they\u2019re going to be reading hundreds, maybe even THOUSANDS of these a day. And the fact of the matter is 99.99999% of the applications they read will be almost exactly the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oh, you got good grades? You were in a bunch of extracurriculars? That mission trip you took to Honduras junior year was \u201clife-changing\u201d?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get in line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s particularly unique about any of those things? Not a whole lot.\u00a0And if you fall into the same formula as everyone else, I guarantee you your application won\u2019t get a second glance.\u00a0However, if you subvert the expectations of the scholarship judge, you\u2019ll grab and hold onto their attention \u2014 allowing you to properly make your case.\u00a0To do that, you need to follow the aforementioned two steps.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-first-figure-out-what-other-students-will-write-about\">First: Figure Out What Other Students Will Write About<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019re sitting down at your laptop, the scholarship essay prompt is in front of you, and you\u2019re ready to dive in.\u00a0Before you write a single word \u2026 STOP!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Think about the other people applying for the exact same scholarship \u2014 what are THEY going to be writing about?\u00a0What\u2019s the easy answer to the prompt \u2026 and how can you subvert that?\u00a0Back when I was applying, I had one essay prompt that asked, \u201cIf you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?\u201d\u00a0Classic prompt. So I started thinking.\u00a0Nelson Mandela? Meh\u2026that would be the \u201clogical\u201d choice. And to be honest, dinner with Mandela wouldn\u2019t be the most exciting thing for a 17-year-old kid.\u00a0Maybe President Clinton? That\u2019d be cool for bragging rights \u2026 but what would we talk about?\u00a0Given this prompt, I could have just written some BS about Mandela or the President, but I would have sounded like every other person applying for the scholarship. Plus, I didn\u2019t really want to meet them.\u00a0It\u2019s almost like the people applying to forget that it\u2019s a competition. Would a coach say to his players, \u201cOkay guys, we\u2019re playing against every team in our division next week, so we\u2019re just going to do the same plays over and over\u201d?\u00a0No.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So why would you want to do that too?\u00a0So when it came to who I wanted to have dinner with, I decided to go with my gut and pick someone different: Chris Rock, which leads me to the next step\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-next-write-your-application-with-unique-answers-instead\">Next: Write your Application with UNIQUE Answers Instead<\/h3>\n<p>When you take a step back and consider the common answers to the prompt, you\u2019ll be able to come up with an answer that will subvert the judge\u2019s expectations and keep their attention.\u00a0In my case, while other students wrote about historical figures, I chose Chris Rock, the famous comedian.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My essay went on to argue that though he\u2019s perceived simply as a comedian, he\u2019s actually a highly astute social commentator. His jokes revealed the things we want to say but won\u2019t articulate \u2014 because we\u2019re afraid to.\u00a0I even deconstructed one of his jokes and went into an in-depth analysis of why it was an examination of the racial attitudes our society holds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And it\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">worked<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My approach was offbeat \u2014 yet professional. When looking for unique angles, you shouldn\u2019t make it offensive or inappropriate. Instead, aim to make it deep, personal, and a little bit against the grain.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27bcf8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"27bcf8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QFrTQcIZMGE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7549b55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"7549b55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d746\" data-id=\"ad5d746\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85b76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85b76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Example Essay Prompt Question #1<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cIs it fair that professional athletes earn millions of dollars?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Typical boring answer:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cNo way! We should be paying that money to teachers and firefighters. Athletes are just playing a game.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What\u2019s wrong with this answer?<\/span>\u00a0You could find this opinion in the \u201cLetters to the Editor\u201d section of any newspaper. It doesn\u2019t matter if the answer is right \u2014 it plays everything safe and is BORING.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Better answer:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cSalaries aren\u2019t decided by fairness. They\u2019re decided by supply and demand. LeBron James is a millionaire because millions of fans pay to see him perform. Besides, if the athletes weren\u2019t getting the money, the owners would. Those are the only two options.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Example Essay Prompt Question #2<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cWhich major world problem would you solve if you could only pick one?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Typical boring answer:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI would end world hunger. Every man, woman, and child deserves this basic requirement of human life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What\u2019s wrong with this answer?<\/span>\u00a0The reader makes no human connection to you. Why on earth would they want to read more?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Better answer:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cMy life changed forever when I spoke at my best friend\u2019s funeral. Standing there under the storm clouds, I felt a personal duty to make sure no one sees suicide as their only way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Example Essay Prompt Question #3<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cRespond to this statement: America\u2019s middle class is in trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Typical boring response:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe middle class is America\u2019s heartbeat. We need to put big corporations in their place to make room at the table for everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What\u2019s wrong with this response?\u00a0<\/span>This is such a cliche answer, the judge won\u2019t help but roll their eyes. Reading an answer like this will have them mentally checking out before you can say, \u201cFull-ride scholarship.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Better response:<\/span>\u00a0\u201cClasses aren\u2019t fixed groups of people. Most of us move in and out of different classes throughout our lives. In fact, many people who were in the middle class twenty years ago are in the upper class today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The power of standing out<\/h3>\n<p>These answers practically grab you by the lapels and COMMAND attention. They stand out like a lighthouse in the ocean of boring applicants.\u00a0This is the difference between following the crowd and hoping for the best versus thinking strategically and winning the game.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Afford Expensive Schools (with scholarships)<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re an average high schooler, getting enough money to afford to attend an expensive or prestigious school can seem overwhelming.\u00a0Sure, if you can get in, top-tier universities will take care of you in several ways.\u00a0And yes, \u201cif you\u2019re good enough\u201d includes incredibly complex socio-economic connotations, all of which we can\u2019t address here.\u00a0I simply want to highlight the mistaken belief that money is holding students back from attending top-tier colleges because of tuition costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No. It\u2019s not.\u00a0If you\u2019re good enough to get in, top-tier universities will take care of you, financially as well by helping you get a higher salary and a built-in network.\u00a0Remember, college is not a technical school.\u00a0There\u2019s more to it than assessing how much money you\u2019ll make once you graduate like so many people try to claim.\u00a0There are ineffable qualities to being surrounded by an extremely high caliber of peers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not even saying, \u201cGo to a top-tier university\u201d (although I think you should).\u00a0But don\u2019t be afraid to apply to them just because of money.\u00a0In fact, tuition should be one of the LAST decisions you make. Stop thinking about the money upfront.\u00a0First, focus on getting into the best schools possible, whatever that means for you. Once you secure admission, worry about the finances by using the advice in this article to get lots of scholarship money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you\u2019ve been accepted, the universities want you there, and they have large scholarship funds to ensure that you enroll at their school.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next When it Comes to Getting College Scholarships?<\/h2>\n<p>After reading this, you might find yourself asking: \u201cOkay, so what\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are my final pieces of advice. If you\u2019re smart enough to have stuck with me this far, I know you\u2019ll be smart enough to take these last suggestions seriously. They can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Wait<\/h3>\n<p>First, don\u2019t wait. Getting scholarships takes time. In fact, there are even some scholarships you can apply for as a middle schooler.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s never too early to start thinking about getting scholarships.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Despair<\/h3>\n<p>With that said, it\u2019s also never too late to start looking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it\u2019s better to start earlier. But if you\u2019re a few months away from graduation and starting to panic about how to pay for college in the fall, don\u2019t despair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just get serious about following the process above and you\u2019ll find a few nuggets to get you through your first year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From there, don\u2019t forget there are plenty of scholarships (especially from your school) that apply to second-year students and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Give Up<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, throughout this process, there will be highs (\u201cYou\u2019ve just earned $1,000\u201d) and lows (\u201cWe regret to inform you\u2026\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Through it all, you might be tempted to give up and just do what most high schoolers are doing about scholarships: practically nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Stick with it. This is a numbers game. The more scholarships you can apply to, the better your odds of securing the money and the better you\u2019ll get at applying.<\/p>\n<h2>Moving Beyond College Scholarships<\/h2>\n<p>If you think it\u2019s fun getting free money from people to pay for school, then picture this:<\/p>\n<p>You can get WAY AHEAD of your peers when it comes to money with just a few simple tasks most people don\u2019t think about until their 30s.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>By starting now, you\u2019ll put yourself in a really great place to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/why-do-you-want-to-be-rich\/\">live a\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Rich Life<\/span><\/a>. Instead of working yourself to death at a dead-end job, putting up with a boss you hate, and counting down the days until you can retire and \u201creally start living,\u201d you\u2019ll take control of your finances and put money to work for yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs About\u00a0How to Get College Scholarships\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3>What if I don&#8217;t win any scholarships?<\/h3>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t win any scholarships, there are other options available to help pay for colleges, such as grants, loans, and work-study programs. It&#8217;s important to explore all of your options and talk to your school&#8217;s financial aid office for guidance.<\/p>\n<h3>Can international students apply for scholarships?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, many scholarships are available to international students. 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