High school counselors share their scholarship knowhow
October 4, 2012
Guidance counselors from the St. Charles County high school system in Maryland told a local newspaper their best tips for students seeking scholarships for college.
The first bit of advice dispensed by the counselors in the St. Charles Country Suburban Journal is a bit of a no-brainer. As merit scholarships based on students' grade point average (GPA), class rank and SAT scores are offered by many institutions for higher education, getting good grades throughout one's high school career could lead to receiving financial aid for college.
For application essays, the counselors said students increase their chances of being awarded financial aid for school by emphasizing personal characteristics that may set them apart from other applicants.
Back in April MSNBC offered its own guidelines that could help students attain scholarships for college. The national network noted that nonacademic scholarships - which can be awarded for almost any reason - are worth investigating for students whose GPAs aren't as impressive as they could be. Use of online databases and an attitude of persistence are also strategies the news source encouraged.
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