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There are several keys to
writing good scholarship essays.
- Before you begin to write, brainstorm
ideas. Take your ideas and form them into an outline.
- Use the scholarship essay question to
form your thesis or theme for the answer
- Use specific examples in your essay.
You want to make the essay your own individual answer. Whenever
possible, look into your life and pull out stories, anecdotes
or examples. Avoid being vague.
- Make your answer an original answer.
You have to make your essay unique to you. Work at making
it creative. Talk with others about how to express your
ideas in a creative format.
- Look at your target audience. Make your
answer fit the scholarship application. For example, if
you are applying to the snowmobile association for a scholarship,
draft your answer to snowmobiling - not the once in a lifetime
beach vacation in Hawaii.
- Type it. If you cannot type, find someone
who can. Neatness counts! Use 1" to 1-1/2": margins.
Double space your answers.
- PROOFREAD! Then PROOFREAD again! And
finally, have someone else PROOFREAD it.
Remember that the individuals who look at
your application will make an initial decision in the first
10 to 15 seconds. This decision will be based on appearance
and whether or not all requested information is present. If
the application is messy looking, has blank spaces, or missing
requested documentation, it will be eliminated.
If you make it through the initial screening,
the readers will then look to your answers. IF there are misspellings
or grammatical errors, you are going to be eliminated from
consideration.
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The Scholarship
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