by Gabrielle McCormick | Mar 2, 2020 | Applying for Scholarships, Finding Scholarships, Paying for College
Advances in technology have created extremely skilled individuals. Identify theft, spam, phishing, and a number of other schemes that have ruined many lives. Make sure that you protect your family from scholarship scams by learning how to spot and avoid the most...
by Gabrielle McCormick | Feb 20, 2019 | Applying for Scholarships, Finding Scholarships, Paying for College
Unfortunately, every year the next class of graduates is deemed “The Most Indebted Ever.” But how many scholarships should you be applying for right now? It’s a question I hope to answer for you in this post. College costs are rising. We see this information in the...
by Gabrielle McCormick | Nov 17, 2018 | Applying for Scholarships, Finding Scholarships, Scholarship Essays
Believe it or not, scholarship committees generally ask the same types of questions and have similar applications. That’s right! The scholarships you find are going to fit into specific themes which you must be able to identify in order to save your family time,...
by Gabrielle McCormick | Nov 14, 2018 | Applying for Scholarships, Finding Scholarships, Paying for College
Are you struggling to determine which scholarship search engine you and your family should use? It’s a common concern because of the overwhelming amount of easy-to-find scholarship information online. Sites often quote each other, regurgitate government information,...
by Gabrielle McCormick | Nov 3, 2018 | Applying for Scholarships, Inspiration and Motivation, Scholarship Essays
Oftentimes, students don’t know how to stand out in their scholarship essays. They want to portray themselves as special but struggle to find the words to capture who they really are. If that sounds like you, this will help. Read...
by Gabrielle McCormick | Nov 3, 2018 | Applying for Scholarships, Finding Scholarships, Paying for College
Large national scholarships ($5,000 or more) are everywhere. While I love that these organizations are investing in education, they’re also gaining a ton of exposure. Once during college football season, I remember a sports commentator saying that a team behaved in a...