Win College Scholarships With These 5 Tips

By Monica Matthews

You do not have to be student body president and have a great G.P.A. to win college scholarships. To win college scholarships the key is to NOT do what most other applicants ARE doing. With these tips, average students can win scholarships and get free money for college.

The first scholarship winning tip that any student should follow is to not limit your scholarship searching to the internet. There are a TON of sources out there where will you find thousands of scholarships and many of them will never be found online. This means that most students will never apply for them and your chances of winning are greater. Don't do what everyone else is doing and you will improve your chances of winning right from the start!

Should you apply for big or little scholarships? The next tip for winning scholarships is to apply for every scholarship that you qualify for. Don't just apply for the big ones. The little ones (for example, $500) do add up if you win several of them! Apply for big and little scholarships and do not let the amount to be won become the deciding factor.

Don't ever ignore need-based scholarship opportunities. These are scholarships that determine if you qualify to apply for their scholarship award based on the total income of you and/or your parents. Surprisingly, some need-based scholarships use the income level of $100,000 or less to be considered for their scholarship! Don't be tempted to not apply for need-based scholarships, unless you truly do have an income level of under $100,000. You don't know the income level that each scholarship requires unless it is clearly stated in the applications rules. If you search for and cannot find the income requirement in the rules and you honestly need the aid, you can apply for the need-based scholarships.

Community service might just be the key to winning scholarships. Be sure to share any and all volunteer hours you have worked in the last four years. Scholarship judges are so impressed with students that have taken the time to help others. Even easy volunteering like helping coach a child's tee ball team is considered community service. Lots of volunteer hours also gives you ideas for the popular scholarship essay question: What have you done to contribute to society? You can tell them about how you use your gift of playing baseball to help small children. If you do not have any volunteer hours, start NOW. You will be surprised at how many hours you can give in just a few months of community service.

I did say five, but the very best and most important tip on how to win college scholarships is to learn how to make your scholarship applications stand out to the judges. I developed a method of doing this that won my son over $20,000 in private scholarships. I was personally told by a few judges that his application package was so impressive that they knew from the start that he was going to be awarded their scholarship.

If you truly want to win college scholarships, you can learn about my method by going to http://www.how2winscholarships.com. I will teach you what it takes to get your scholarship applications noticed by the judges. Scholarship deadlines are coming closer each day. Don't wait! You CAN win free money for college and I will help you each step of the way.

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