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A scholarship profile is
a summary of your accomplishments, strengths and interests
that can be used to assist you in applying for scholarships.
Creating a scholarship profile will help you to organize your
thoughts so you can tell scholarship committees why you're
the best candidate for their scholarship. The steps of creating
your scholarship profile are:
Start by creating a list of activities
you've been involved in over the past several years, such
as:
- Advanced classes
- Hobbies
- Sports, both in school and out
- School clubs and organizations
- Do you have any responsibilities outside
of school, such as assisting your grandparents or caring
for your siblings on a regular basis after school?
- Volunteer and community service activities
- Other extracurricular activities, such
as Scouts or 4-H
After you've created your
list of activities, write about why you became involved in
each of them, and what you've learned about yourself and about
working with others.
Write about any leadership positions,
special roles and awards you've earned, for example.
- What leadership positions have you held
in extracurricular activities?
- Are you captain of your athletic team?
- Have you volunteered for the same youth
center for several years?
- Were you ever named Employee of the Month
at an after-school or summer job?
- What did you learn about yourself from
the leadership roles you've held?
- What did you do to earn the awards you
won and what do you feel you've learned?
- What challenges have you overcome in
school or during activities?
In this section, write about your goals
and ambitions, including things such as:
- Do you want to attend a small or large
school? Do you prefer one that is close to home or far away?
- What do you want to study? What kind
of job or career do you want to have after you graduate?
- What do you see yourself doing in 10
years?
Now think about what you wrote in Step
3 and add information about:
- Why is attending college so important
to you?
- What is it about that career you find
so interesting?
- Has there been a teacher, relative or
freind who encouraged you in this direction?
For this last step, describe your character
- what makes you YOU! Start with thinking about:
- What three words would your friends and
family use to describe you?
- What are your character traits (honesty,
responsibility, loyalty, etc.)? Which makes you proud?
- What are your three greatest accomplishments?
Why were they significant to you?
You're ready for applications! If a scholarship
application asks you to be more specific about these topics,
or to write a new one entirely, be sure to save any new information
so you can use it again later.
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The Scholarship
Plan
Scholarship
Profile
Writing
Your Scholarship Essay
Preparation
Checklist
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