In the last post I discussed what “NOT” to write on your
scholarship essay. Now I’ll give you a few tips about what
“TO” do on your scholarship essay to win.

But first, a little background.

In the old days (about 10 years ago, before everyone had a computer)
many scholarships were available… BUT not everyone knew about them.

Sometimes the scholarship committee would only receive a couple dozen
submissions for certain lesser known scholarships.

Today, with the advent of the internet, more scholarships then ever before
are available - BUT… More students than ever before now apply for them.

And not just American students, but students from all over the world - 
from little countries that you probably never heard of before.

So now, instead of getting a couple dozen applications, the scholarship committee 
gets a couple hundred applications.

Or, instead of getting a couple hundred applications, they get thousands
and thousands of applications from qualified applicants.  

What this means to you is that the judges can now be very selective
about who they pick for the scholarship winner. They get dozens
(if not hundreds) of “perfect” applications.

So what you must remember is this… Your application has to be perfect.
No spelling mistakes, no typo errors or grammatical slipups.
One missed comma could cost you the scholarship.

So here are a few tips to help you win the scholarship.

1) Follow the instructions.
If the essay calls for 750 words or less, don’t go over.
The reason for this is that the judges have a dozen or more
“perfect” essays that did follow the instructions to the letter.

If you didn’t follow the instructions to the letter,
your application gets tossed… Period.

2) Appearances count.
Don’t try to be artistic with fancy fonts and colors.
Use a standard font size (11 or 12 points) and use black ink.
Save the creativity for the essay.  

TIP:

Use a laser printer instead of ink jet.
Ink jet ink smudges easily and laser toner doesn’t.

3) Use a high-quality paper.
This may sound a little mundane but consider this…
95% of all essay papers received have been printed on “copy paper”.

To make your essay stand out from the thousands of others,
get a  high-quality paper stock. High-quality paper doesn’t wrinkle
or crease as easily as copy paper.

Remember - Appearances Count!

Scholarship money can save you tens of thousands of dollars in
student loans which you have to pay back.

It is worth the little extra time and effort to make your application
Stand Out From The Crowd… Be Outstanding and Win!

And if  for some odd reason, out of the tens of thousands
of scholarships applications that are received and your outstanding one
isn’t selected as the winner…

Do like Bill Gates did…
Earn while you Learn. 

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