A Million Bucks In Scholarships - I'm Not Kidding! Mention a million dollars in scholarships as fewas ten years ago, and most university officialsand everybody else would have laughed in yourface. It won't happen today. There are two reasonswhy. College scholarship opportunities have growntremendously and the cost of an undergraduateeducation continues to go up and up with no reliefin sight. The value of a four-year militaryacademy degree is now at $323,450. Who couldafford that? Thankfully, West Point, Annapolis andthe Air Force Academy are free to the students.That's one giant government scholarship. Can ahalf-million dollar tuition be far behind?
Tuition and fees for a handful of privateuniversities and colleges already top aquarter million, and many more are well over ahundred and fifty big ones.
A helpless father called for help because his son's firstyear tuition, majoring in engineering, would bealmost $40,000. One year! Scary? You bet! Anotherdad told me that his son would graduate next yearowing $51,761.
Will the total college bill reach a milliondollars? Not likely. But with the birth of the Internet, it is just a matter of time until someone takes up thechallenge and amasses a million bucks inscholarship awards. Yes, it can be done. There isno limit to the number of scholarships any oneperson can win. It can be done by surfing,exploring and utilizing the Internet.
There are five important keys to Internetscholarship search success: persistence,persistence, persistence, persistence andcreativity. Millions of dollars in scholarshipsare on the net with millions and millions ofdollars to be handed out. Why not to you?
Be sure to check out the U.S. Department ofEducation websites, and the 50 state educationsites. Look hard at colleges and universities thatyou
might want to attend. Consider unions, servicegroups, associations, and social organizations.Look for websites that emphasize a particularskill or talent you may have or wish to acquire.
This are also great opportunities for minorities,Native Americans, African-Americans and SeniorCitizens. Add those words to "scholarships" andwatch the magic begin.
Use a variety of search engines. Investigateevery website that offers free information aboutscholarships. Substitute the word "grants" for"scholarships" and search again.
Check out the following words and terms to getstarted. Switch the words around and use collegefinancial aid, free college scholarships and freescholarships. When you find a website that youwant to keep, bookmark it as a favorite in yourbrowser. Contact those sites using their emailaddress. You can also get my personal search listjust for asking:MailTo:SearchList@scholarshipdoctor.com.
I also have a Back to School search list for thosewho have experienced the real world and are readyto continue their education.MailTo:Back2School@scholarshipdoctor.com.
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©2005 The Scholarship Doctor, Dale Clifton - AllRights Reserved - Dale is an educational consultantand expert at helping families win collegescholarships. To learn more about planning to winscholarships, visit http://ScholarshipDoctor.com
