Most parents and students would love to pay for a big chunk of college tuition through scholarships. The fact is, not all students take applying for college scholarships seriously for a variety of reasons.
Here are some sure-fire ways to make certain you don’t get a scholarship:
—You don’t apply. Whether you believe your grades aren’t good enough or you’re not a stellar athlete, thousands of high school students don’t apply for scholarships simply because they don’t think they’ll ever get one. The fact is, you’ll never know unless you try. Don’t be embarrassed to fill out an application, because you never know what will happen in that committee room. You may be the only student who writes a good essay, or one of a few who submit a proper package. Don’t let fear of rejection stop you from applying for any scholarship you qualify for.
—Miss the deadline. Believe it or not, one of the top reasons that scholarship applications are rejected is because they are not submitted on time. Don’t think that the committee will make an exception for you; they won’t. If you don’t get it to them on time, it automatically goes into the rejection pile, before the committee even starts their deliberations.
—Don’t follow the directions exactly. Most scholarship applications are screened before they ever get before the decision-making committee. Any application that is missing items, that is rife with bad grammar or misspellings, will be put into a rejection pile before anyone who has the authority to grant scholarships takes a look at it.
—Make lousy grades. Even athletic scholarships are based somewhat on a student’s grades. The better your grades, the better your chances for obtaining any kind of scholarship, including arts and athletic ones. Competition for scholarship money can be fierce and committees are more likely to award a scholarship to a good student over someone else. The bottom line is that colleges are learning institutions, not sports arenas.
—Don’t get involved. If you want to be overlooked by the scholarship committee, don’t volunteer, don’t participate in extracurricular activities, don’t become a valued member of your community. Committees look for well-rounded students and will look favorably on a student who has a wide variety of interests and may even award that kind of student over one with better grades.
—Don’t care about grammar or spelling on your application. Sloppy applications with misspelled words and bad grammar will be put in the rejection pile. People who care about such things usually ask someone to look over an application before sending it off.
Students who don’t take the scholarship application process seriously don’t get scholarships. It’s that simple.
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