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Help your students get prepared for
the scholarship search early, ideally
before or at the beginning of senior
year.
- Create a mini-library of books
they can use to not only learn
about scholarships, but also
about college, graduate
school, standardized tests,
and even having a winning
attitude.
- Give them access to practice
standardized tests.
- Sponsor small writing
contests based on some of
the most popular scholarship
essay questions.
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Develop a searchable web based resource of local and
national scholarships including links to PDF applications.
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Motivate students by sharing
scholarship success stories of
others.
- Bring in past students who
have been successful at
winning scholarships.
- Put pictures and profiles of
successful students,
particularly from your area in a
newsletter or a web site or on
a bulletin board. Discuss what
they did and their experiences
in a small group setting if
possible.
- Talk to your students about
winning college and
scholarship strategies.
- Celebrate success with them
and broadcast good news!
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Encourage students to apply for both large and small
scholarships, particularly in your local area.
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Urge students and parents to attend scholarship and financial
aid workshops EARLY in their high school career. Doing so
even as a ninth or tenth grader can help students learn the
scholarship process including the role of extracurricular and
community activities.
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Post a scholarship bulletin board with flyers, monthly
scholarship deadlines, and college fair dates.
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Offer a scholarship class or workshop to help students and
parents learn the scholarship process. Workshops should
help students and parents with learning the following:
- How to search for scholarships and other aid
- How to assemble a winning scholarship application
package
- How to write and perfect essays that showcase talents,
activities, and experiences
- How to avoid the most common mistakes on college
and scholarship applications.
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Offer workshops that focus specifically on scholarship and
college essay writing.
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Make sure all of your students have a résumé. Strongly
encourage student participation in extracurricular and
community activities.
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Post a checklist for students listing all information you need
from them to write an excellent recommendation.
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