This my first time writing something like this, and I am not really sure what to say. I don't want to make it look like a have a bad life of anything but I just want to know what to focus on or explain to the reader.
2006-12-20 10:40:42 · 7 answers · asked by bobblehead697 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
i think you should write about what the scholarship would mean to you and your future and what it would mean to your life to have it also what it would mean to people you would eventually be going on to help when you finish college or where ever example if you were going to become a doctor you would help thousands of people in years to come
2006-12-20 10:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Trish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best idea is to show how the scholarship will help you reach your goals in helping individuals within your career field. Provide one or two examples of how your prior experiences have helped you on your life journey so far. The best way is to try to match it up to the information the organization provides about itself on its literature and website. Proofread the essay before submitting by at least one other individual besides yourself. Make sure your application is legible, but an even better idea is to type your responses even if they say you could handwrite it. I have included some other tip websites.
2006-12-20 23:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Address what may happen if you don't get the scholarship - you might not get to go to college/that school, that your parents would experience undue hardship, etc...
don't paint a worse picture than you have - I remember reviewing applications for one scholarship at a previous college and there was a student who made it sound like her parents were poor and she couldn't go to college without that scholarship. I knew her father, as he was an alumnus and donor to the college. I would have preferred she stress her family's commitment to the ideals of the college and what an honor it would be to have the scholarship than to lie. She didn't get the $5000 a year award because of that.
2006-12-20 19:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by cottey girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
say what you have accomplished, any awards, your personality (but dont go "im a cold, hard, shallow person who wants a scholarship" if thats what you see yourself as, try to write something not too far from the truth) write all the places you ahve volunteered and provide proof (ie refrence letters) and .. wel thats all i can think of .. GOOD LUCK!! :)
2006-12-20 18:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by Olivia H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell about your accomplishments in academics, leardership roles, community service, etc. Show how you have grown and improved. Tell about a ahrdship and how you overcame it. Just be yourself and be honest. Why do you think you deserve this scholarship? What sets you apart?
2006-12-20 19:01:06 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say you've found a cure for world peace
2006-12-20 18:48:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
exlpain you stengths and you weaknesses and how you can over come these weaknesses and form all that sum up why you won't it and why you should have it
2006-12-20 18:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by Quarion Silverdusk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋