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Tips Beasiswa
What Makes a Highly Successful Scholarship Winner?
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Review the following habits of scholarship winners for
tips on how you can make your scholarship quest
successful.
Successful students always remember the five P’s – Prior
preparation prevents poor performance. Prepare for the
scholarship search early. Do not wait until your senior
year.
Successful students do not rely on their parents to do
all the work.
Successful students vigorously avoid mistakes on their
essays and applications. They always spell-check,
proofread, and allow one other person to proofread their
applications and essay for errors.
Successful students do not ignore scholarships that may
be local or those for small amounts. Scholarship
amounts, even as small as $50, can add up.
Successful students do not rely on only one source such
as the Internet for their scholarship search. They
use many resources.
Many scholarships on the Internet or in the free
scholarship searches that you find on the World Wide Web
are nationally known and are harder to win due to
greater competition. Local and regional scholarships are
not found as easily through an Internet search,
although they may be easier to win because the applicant
pool is smaller. You have to use a combination of
resources to find as many scholarships to apply for as
possible.
Successful students market themselves well. In their
applications, they highlight positive aspects
about their lives, especially community involvement.
Successful students do not apply to one or two
scholarships and wait for the best. They apply for
all scholarships they are eligible to win. They keep
applying until the total they have won exceeds what they
need to pay for the college they want to attend or until
they graduate with a degree.
Successful students are organized. They keep track of
deadlines and materials required to complete an
application.
Successful students are well rounded. They participate
in extracurricular and community activities. They write
about these activities in scholarship and college essays
in a descriptive
manner. They try to benefit others as well as themselves
with the extracurricular and community activities in
which they are involved.
Successful students understand that SAT scores and
grades alone do not win most scholarships. Scholarship
programs look at many factors such as community
activities, leadership, presentation of your application
package, special or unusual talents or skills, etc.
Successful students do not look for the easy way out. It
is harder for them to believe in a scholarship
scam that promises to do all the work for them. They
understand that those things for which we work hardest
often bring the greatest rewards. Hard work in the
scholarship process as a high school student could
result in an easy college life without work later, or a
loan-free life after college.
Avoid These Most Common Mistakes Made on College and
Scholarship Applications
1. Not following directions
2. Missing the deadline
3. Not typing your application or sending in a sloppy
application
4. Forgetting to spell check and to proofread after you
spell check
5. Not including information such as a transcript or
recommendation
6. Not answering the essay question or another question
asked.
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