The Hunt For Scholarships. The Scholarship Winner Profile Four Year College Full Time Student STEM Major Good Grades Good Test Scores Selective and Expensive.

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The Hunt For Scholarships

The Scholarship Winner Profile Four Year College Full Time Student STEM Major Good Grades Good Test Scores Selective and Expensive Colleges 3rd Generation Not Minority Community Service and Volunteer

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study Full Time (10.1%) vs Part Time (2.3%) Four Year College (8.3%) vs Two Year College (2.6%) 77% of scholarships Recipient - Four Year College Full Time Four Year College Student Who Apply For Financial Aid Most Likely To Receive Scholarships Of Higher Value

MajorPercentage WinningAverage Award Math / Statistics23.2%$4059 Engineering17.6%$3075 Physical Science17.1%$3180 Life Science16.9%$2649 Education15.0%$2420 Health14.8%$2880 Social Sciences12.7%$3063 Humanities12.5%$2623 Computer Science11.1%$2974 Business9.1%$2828

GPA High School % Winning Scholarships College GPS % Winning Scholarships (D- to C)5.7%7.0% (C to B-)7.1%9.1% (B- to B)9.5%10.7% (B to A-)10.7%13.1% (A- to A)18.7%18.8%

SAT Critical Reading and MathProbability of Winning a Scholarship less than % % % % % % % %

ACT Composite ScoreProbability of Winning a Scholarship less than 152.6% % % % % % %

Community Service and Volunteering Depth and Length Pick One and Devote A Lot of Time Pick A Problem and Try To Solve It

Strategies You Have To Play To Win You Have To Lose To Learn You Have To Learn To Succeed Start Searching As Soon As Possible

How To Search For Scholarships Websites Zinch.com Cappex.com Collegeboard.com Finaid.org Apps Sail Scholly Scholarship Advisor

Final Words Fill Out Profile As Completely As Possible Look For Local Scholarships Less Well Known Scholarships Small Scholarships Google Keywords Beware of Scams Negotiate with the Financial Aid Renew the Scholarship Taxes

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