| Writing college scholarship essays may seem useless | | | | your essay, and show some of yourself. When you |
| - until you understand why the scholarship committee | | | | receive a private scholarship, your name always goes |
| needs them. This article will help you lower your | | | | on their list of recipients. By conveying good |
| stress and see the bigger picture. | | | | character, you will give them some assurance that |
| Why write scholarships essays? Scholarships require | | | | you will reflect well on them in the future. For |
| essays for three simple reasons. As you can see | | | | example, can you name a Rhodes Scholar? |
| below, the reasons are fairly straightforward: | | | | By showing the scholarship committee who you are |
| 1. Your Literacy. The scholarship committee wants to | | | | in your college scholarship essay, and I mean the |
| award money to someone literate and educated - to | | | | best side of you, the committee can get a sense of |
| a point. You don't have to be able to write like Jane | | | | what you will do in life and if they will be assisting |
| Austen or Earnest Hemingway to get a scholarship. | | | | you toward a good end, a worthy goal. |
| But writing a solid essay shows you can communicate | | | | A couple of other pointers: You want your essay to |
| and benefit from more education. | | | | flow well. Look up essay samples to become familiar |
| 2. Their Values. You will write what you think and | | | | with winning essays. Have others, such as teachers, |
| what you believe, for the most part. You essay will | | | | and friends, proofread your essays to catch errors in |
| pass on your values, and the scholarship committee | | | | grammar, spelling, word use, and style. |
| will see those. For private scholarships, values can be | | | | Last and most important: Apply. No one will criticize |
| important. The scholarship may be an effort to | | | | you for applying for more scholarships. Take a few |
| further a mission or reward certain ideas. If you align | | | | moments to evaluate if you qualify, and if you do, go |
| with that mission statement, you stand a better | | | | ahead and apply. Some one should have that |
| chance of receiving the scholarship. | | | | scholarship and get money for college, why not you? |
| 3. Your Character. You convey your personality in | | | | |