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Index
1 The Secret to Winning a Scholarship / 13
2 Where to Find Great Scholarships / 19
3 Judges’ Roundtable: Inside the Selection Process / 31
4 Essay Writing Workshop / 45
5 30 Winning Scholarship Essays / 63
6 12 Essays That Bombed / 129
7 Judges’ Roundtable: The Scholarship Essay / 151
8 Winning Interview Strategies / 159
9 Real Interview Questions & Answers / 175
10 Judges’ Roundtable: The Interview / 203
11 Final Thoughts / 211
Appendix A: Scholarship Directory / 215
Appendix B: Web Resources / 239
Index / 243
About the Authors / 256
You are 60 seconds away from the trash bin / 14
The scholarship strategies you’ll learn / 15
Why we know so much about scholarships / 17
Exploring scholarship goldmines / 20
Ambassadors wanted / 22
Work experience & financial aid / 25
Which scholarship is right for you? / 26
Make learning their mission your mission / 27
Making the match / 28
Meet the scholarship judges / 32
Who typically judges the scholarship competition? / 35
How does your scholarship selection process work? / 36
What qualities do you look for when selecting the winner? / 38
What sets the winner apart from the runner-up? / 40
What advice do you have for future applicants? / 41
Participating judges & experts / 43
Why the essay is critical to winning / 46
Focus on solutions / 47
Four common features of all winning essays / 49
Hard to believe but true essay mistakes / 50
How to find the perfect topic / 54
Go beyond the superficial / 55
Use examples & illustrate / 58
The importance of editors / 59
Essays get better with each revision / 61
Stay motivated / 62
The money-winning essays / 64
A scholarship support network / 69
Essays about family / 75
The intangible benefits of applying / 79
Essay advice from the winners / 81
National or international issues / 87
The importance of getting editors / 96
Community service & volunteerism / 99
Career plans or field of study / 106
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