The Perfect Way To Mess Up a Scholarship Application

May 25, 2010 by Paul Richlovsky

A great post from Student Loan Blog came out last week on how to mess up a scholarship application.  The piece, titled “Get Your Scholarship Application Rejected in 5 Simple Steps!”,  is a nice read for anybody in the hunt for scholarships.  I’d summarize it like this: Don’t be late. Write well. Get good grades. Be truthful. To these I would add:

Don’t make a mistake.

Many organizations that administer scholarships are part of government bureaucracies that will reject applications that are missing a letter in a box or have a blank information field.  It would behoove the serious scholarship applicant to not only avoid discrepancies in facts but also to triple-check the form for errors or problematic blank spaces.  Don’t let 10 minutes of proofreading prevent you from $25,000 and a chance to pursue your dreams.

Want to learn more about scholarships? Check back soon to YouShouldGoToSchool.com for an upcoming expansion to our financial aid section.  We’ll simplify financial aid options, breaking down FAFSA, pointing you to scholarships, and dispelling myths about the affordability of higher education.

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