ISBN-13: 9781479371891 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 120 str.
In the last nine years, Developing A Scholarship Mentality has helped over 35,000 students win millions of dollars in scholarships. This is the step by step guide book that has helped high school students win the biggest scholarships, best internships and greatest career advancement opportunities out of high school and university. In this book you'll learn to: 1. Rewire your mentality: Scholarship winners believe in themselves and are willing to seek help when creating their scholarship applications. 2. Understand the judging Process Seeing the game through the eyes of the judges allows you to avoid common mistakes. 3. How to receive winning letters of recommendation: We go through all the strategies scholarship winners use to make sure their letters are better then their competition. 4. Debunk GPA myths The most common misconception about grades is unknown to even the top high achieving students. Learning the truth is sure to bring more opportunities your way. 5. Managing your application Packaging is just as important as content. Tailoring your portfolio to each scholarship doesn't mean you have to waste a lot of time. 6. Volunteer strategies Balancing the value of your opportunities vs the time invested is an important balancing act to master. 7. Creating a fabulous resume The judges are looking for subtle differences in your resume. Make sure that you don't give away your opportunities because you didn't know what content to expand or shorten 8. Real winning scholarship examples we look at successful scholarship examples that past winners have donated to our organization. There is no better way to start your scholarship journey then by seeing what has been successful in the past.