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Strategy
How to think about the whole gameMost families miss the cumulative power of small awards and over-invest in big national ones. The strategy below flips that.
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Guides
How to actually win scholarships.
Specific, opinionated advice on strategy, essays, recommendation letters, deadlines, money, and the mistakes almost every family makes once. Free to read.
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Essays
What separates a winning essay from a forgettable oneMost scholarship essays read the same — they list achievements and adjectives. The ones that win do one thing differently: they tell one specific story.
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Recommendation letters
How to get strong letters from busy adultsMost teachers write the same letter for every student. A little preparation work shifts that.
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Deadlines
The mechanics of not missing a cycleAlmost every 'I should have applied' story is a deadline story. These are the few rules that prevent it.
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Money
Putting the dollar amounts in perspectiveNumbers parents and students sometimes need to hear out loud.
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Common mistakes
The things almost every family does at least onceForgiveable individually. Patterns at scale.
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