From the course: Evaluating College as an Investment
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Developing your highlight reel
From the course: Evaluating College as an Investment
Developing your highlight reel
- So let's get into the nitty gritty of what do you need to start applying for scholarships? You're going to need three things I like to call Your Highlight Reel. Every scholarship is going to basically ask for these three things. First, you're probably going to have to write an essay, so make sure you have an outline already kind of worked up and ready to go. Because it's going to be so much easier to write essays, if you already have an outline that you're going to follow. The second thing they'll want is a list of all your accomplishments. You need to write down every accomplishment, every award you've ever won in high school, and often I would even add things from middle school. We want you to look like the most amazing person in the whole wide world. So make sure you write down your accomplishments. In fact, what I find is way too many high school students forget all the things they volunteered for, or the committees…
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