Ben Said:

When writing scholarship essays is it acceptable to use the same essay for more than one scholarship?

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AJ:

While it doesn't necessarily violate any specific "rule" to use the same essay repeatedly, it does violate the "spirit" of scholarship competitions. More importantly, though, the decision to use the same essay for multiple scholarship applications is probably doing you a disservice.

Scholarships are highly competitive. If you want to maximize your chances of winning a scholarship, you should carefully tailor every single one of your essays as specifically as possible to the purpose of each particular scholarship.

Like you said in your own question - some of these scholarships are geared to nursing, others to community service, and others are more generic. I can't imagine a single essay that would EFFECTIVELY and PERSUASIVELY address the requirements of every one of the scholarships that you hope to apply for.

If enough people answer this question, I can guarantee that you will get people who will swear that they used the same essay over and over and that they won 387 scholarships, totaling $17 million, and they gave up on school, retired and bought a house in Tahiti, where they spend their days lying in a hammock and sipping mai tais.

I beg to differ with those people. The more effort you put into your applications, the better your chances of winning. The more you customize your essays, the more they will impress the scholarship committee.

Good luck.

Stephanie Said:

When writing a scholarship essay, is it appropriate to use the first person?

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everyone i know did.

Veronica Said:

How to write scholarship essays?

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Personal for sure!

You need to enphasize that you are really interested, well organized, and willing to work for this scholarship. They know about these things they are wanting you to talk about, they want to hear YOUR views, experiences, and such.

From what I understand, they look for uniqueness. As of every job and your resume. They want to know how you will stand out in the community and make a difference.

Explain the passion that you have, and explain that you're willing to work your butt off to get where you want to be. You've got goals and you're willing to do anything to achieve them!!

hope this helps and happy essay writing!!

Glenn Said:

can anyone help me with writing scholarship essay?

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Sorry to point out the obvious but if you don't know why you should be awarded the scholarship - why should you be awarded it? And how on earth would anybody else know?

Why did you apply? What are your immediate aims, how will it help you achieve your goals, what do you see yourself doing in the future with it and as a result of having it? Usually bodies awarding scholarships want to know their money is not going to be wasted and is going to be of genuine use to someone so go with that. The answer doesn't have to be complex, usually simply stated, honest and to the point is good (as long as the entirety of the answer isn't 'because I should').

Hope this is of some use.

Louise Said:

tips on writing a scholarship essay?

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I teach people how to write essays (mostly my students, as I, are in the field of aviation but this applies to all essays), I have served as a reader and I give away my own award (mostly aviation in nature though.) The first thing I give them to get started is to break their essays into 3 sections.

The 1st section is "Who you are" : Who are you? What have you accomplished? Your past essentially. A good thing to do also for this section is to list all your accomplishments. Now not everything will go into your essay but it's a good reference when you fill out the many applications you will be doing rather than picking out of your head each time.

The 2nd section is "Where are you?" What I mean by that is Where are you student wise, professionally wise, volunteering wise, etc. Now you wrote some specifics in your question so you can plug those in these 3 sections.

The 3rd section is "Where do you want to go?" This section is where you list your future aspirations. The more specific you are the better. It helps the reader know you are serious about your intended path rather than not really giving the scholarship or award much thought. The more you gear your essay toward what the scholarship / essay is asking the more you are in a good position to pass through to the "good" pile or candidate pile rather than the "bad" pile or the round file (if you know what I mean, if not .. the trashcan essentially)

BIG BIG Deal is to follow directions!! Can't tell you how many times I read essays and they didn't follow directions. IF they say not to include videos, folders or you go off topic or some people have even begged .. this is Bad. I don't take the time. No matter how "special on the inside" the person is. They usually won't call you to find out more about you...your writing is what matters. Spell check is good too! Use it. Especially since you said writing is your major.

One more thing (although there is much more about award pursuance I could elaborate on here) ... Writers Block! Yes, even writing majors get Writers Block. These two exercises I learned from my English teacher and they are excellent & simple.

The 1st is a good exercise for describing and being more elaborate: Sit down (outside is best because there is more going on) and write exactly what you see. The trees, the flowers, the day, the cars, the people... as you start to write describe these items in more and more detail...then work on you, describe yourself, describe what you do, describe where your going (sound familiar) in more and more detail.

The 2nd is a good exercise to clear the block: Sit down again and say everything that comes to mind..no matter if it's just a Bart Simpson rambling of 'I can't think of what to say, I can't think of what to write...etc etc.' : ) Essentially you will sooner or later get bored with writing that over and over and your writing/ thinking will start saying..' Ok I need to start writing about myself, lets see, I am a 27 year old female who is interested in an English major because ..

Well, Hope this information helps!
Remember, A good essay, that explains who you are and a detailed what you want to do or answers the questions they ask and sticks to it .. detailed like, Will Win. Don't sound wishy, washy or say things that don't make you sound like you're strong and deserving of the award.

When I write, I make it sound like I've already won and that all they have to do is pick me - that comes with practice though. Also, have somebody read your essay. Good to catch mistakes and read your 'voice' out of your writing.

Good Luck in all you do! All the Best!

Vincent Said:

Question about writing scholarship essays?

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You can get info about such college scholarships and grants online here - education.mypressonline.com

Chad Said:

What is a good guideline to follow for writing a scholarship essay?

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Theye website will guide you through all the basic steps...

hope this helps and good luck on the essay writing!!

:))