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How do I find the best scholarships for school?

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Thank you comment icon Hello Lauryn! I’m a senior in high school and during all the summer I’ve been searching for scholarships. Hopefully the websites I found will be useful to you too: FastWeb Unigo ScholarshipPoints Niche Cappex The Coca Cola Scholarship, the Burger King Scholarship, etc. You will find more websites and scholarship options if you visit those websites! Good luck :) Julia
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The first thing to do is to determine an appropriate focus and then talk to people who are doing what you might want to do to get their advice and suggestions.


Another very good source is the reference librarian at your local library. There are a myriad of different types of scholarships, internships, and coop opportunities, and the reference librarian has many helpful sources of information.


Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many.

 

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Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want  to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network  ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Thank you comment icon I wish I had read this advice earlier! My favorite is the one about finding professional associations to help find internships and scholarships. I will look for some when I go back to school in the fall. Thanks! Jasmine
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Dephanie’s Answer

Hi Lauryn, I would check with your church also to see if there are any scholarships available. I was able to get a scholarship from my church because they offered several. Also check other businesses like Chick fil A or even where your parents work. Good luck!
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Maddie’s Answer

Hi Lauryn! I would suggest talking to your high school councilor or secretary. At my high school they all information relevant to any scholarships no matter what your focus was going to be. Like other have mentioned, lot of businesses and organizations offer scholarships! Look at local churches, Lion's clubs, 4-H, FFA, Rotary, etc for those opportunities. One other resource would be the college's website that you are attending. Many times they will have a scholarship website for incoming and current students! Good luck!
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