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“Today Ascentra is Making Sense of Scholarships.”

Scholarships are a great way to help offset the increasing costs of college.  The keys to winning scholarships include: knowing where to look for them,

having an application strategy,

and using creative writing techniques to make your essays stand out. 

Applying for scholarships should be viewed as a part-time job for students.

Devote the same days and time each week, to researching and applying for scholarships. 

Start by looking for smaller scholarships from local service organizations, such as Rotary or Kiwanis. Or businesses such as credit unions. 

These scholarships usually require short essays, and tend to give you better odds of winning. 

For larger and national scholarships, use free and reputable websites that match you to scholarships, such as fastweb.com.  

Billions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed every year!  Set yourself up for success, by graduating with little to no student loan debt.