Start working on scholarship applications now

For many students, this is the time of year when they start to think about upcoming semester finals and the much anticipated winter break. But for high school seniors now is the time to start working on scholarship applications. By now many seniors have made the decision of where to attend college or have narrowed their choices to one or two schools, and they have some idea of what they want to declare as a major. So now the focus should shift to applying for scholarships. There is a mass of scholarships available, but it takes time and effort to:

*find scholarships that match your accomplishments, interests, and experiences
*write a winning essay
*obtain recommendation letters from teachers, coaches, mentors
*compile and submit other needed documentation
*obtain a copy of your high school transcript

So don’t put off starting the scholarship search any longer. It is devastating to find a scholarship that’s a perfect match for you only to find that you don’t have time to gather all of the needed documentation to apply before the deadline or that the deadline has all ready passed.

So start NOW!

And those of you who are juniors, start finding the scholarships which fit you now so that next summer you can start early working on those college essays.

Happy writing!