Adventures of a Graduate
Aug. 15, 2008
Looking for Scholarships?

Posted in Scholarships

It's common knowledge that scholarships are the way to go if you want to pay for college. I just wanted to give my faituful readers a few quick tips for finding the right scholarships.

  • Try to keep it simple

I have a Microsoft Word Document with a table in it showing the name and date I have applied for any scholarships. This pervents me from appyling for the same scholarship multiple times. This also encourages me to keep going, because it shows me how many I've applied for vs how many I've gotten. (Which so far is only one!) It makes me keep going.

  • Use one website

I use Fastweb for all of my scholarship searches. It has you fill out a rather long profile, but almost all of the scholarships that will show up on their site are tailored to match your interests, age, and if you know what college you are going to attend, it shows scholarships from your school. They are my favorite, because you can mark favorites, then discard ones that you have applied for, or that you are not interested in.

Keep in mind, just because I use Fastweb doesn't mean you have to! I like it, but there is more than enough websites for everyone to choose one that fits their preferences.

Scholarship Experts

Scholarship Page

Financial Aid Supersite

Happy Money Hunting!

Christina Russell


Aug. 11, 2008
The Anti-Essay Way to Get Scholarships

Posted in Scholarships

I have a confession to make. I hate typing essays for scholarships, and will do just about anything to avoid having to write them. So, if you or your child is like me, I have the solution! There is a website called Brickfish.com, where there all sorts of scholarships and contests if you are into photography and/or graphic design. I am, so this website totally fits me! The neat thing is, you can win by getting the most votes, or by being the most viral (aka having the most people click on it from other websites).

Here are some examples of what  the contest entries look like them you post them to different sites:

 

 

 


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