When your student prepares for college, be
aware that he or she will be taking one of the college entrance
exams - the SAT or ACT. They both will test your student's
math skills. And high scores in math will go a long way in
boosting your student's ability to get into the college of
his choosing.
Preparing your student to win college scholarships.
A blueprint for parents.
Where do you find scholarships?
How much are they?
What are the requirements?
How can I get my student to win
a substantial scholarship?
Everybody's asking those questions!
But most parents are missing the most important question
of all:
Not: Where is the money?
But: Where is my student?
Not: IS my student scholarship material?
But: HOW do I train my student to BECOME scholarship
material?
Not: How do we get the big bucks?
But: How do we get ready for the competition?
Don't wait until it's time to apply for the scholarship!
Just as in any athletic competition, one does not simply apply
and then go out for the team without having prepared. No! If an
athlete wishes to be chosen, he PREPARES HIMSELF. In fact, years
of conditioning and preparation go before winning the athletic scholarship.
If you want your student to win substantial scholarships from colleges
and universities, then take the time NOW to plan and prepare your
student to compete.
Winning college scholarships CAN BE VERY LUCRATIVE! (See our story
below.)
Prepare your student NOW to be the type of student colleges are
looking for.
Plan NOW to train your student to become the type of student colleges
will grant money to.
Coach your student NOW to handle the interviews, projects, exams,
and myriad other things that colleges use to judge WHO GETS THE
MONEY.
Will it be your child?
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program will help you prepare your student
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on preparing your student!
Our Story
We'd been away from church for three Sundays in the past
month. While my wife stayed home with the younger children,
I had taken our daughter to scholarship competitions at three
colleges in just as many states. It was good to be home. And
already we had gotten information back from two of the schools.
I had stopped at the church midweek to adjust some wiring
on the sound board. Our pastor welcomed me back. Then he wanted
to know if we'd heard results.
I nodded. "We're very pleased," I told him. "The
second college we attended got back to us right away. They
awarded her the Dean's Scholarship."
Pastor hesitated. Then he asked the question everyone wants
to know. "How much is it?"
I tried not to grin. "$17,000."
I could almost see the dollar signs ring up in his eyes.
"Wow." Then, "So how does that work? Is it
spread out over four years?"
I shook my head. "No. It's $17,000 … PER year."
His eyes widened.
"Yeah," I said.
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That $17,000 over four years added up to a whopping $68,000.
Talk about big figures!
In all, our daughter was awarded scholarships at five different
colleges, each of which deeply discounted the cost of education.
When it was time to make a decision which college she would
attend, she had been offered scholarships in the amount of
$17,000, $9500, $8500, $7000, and another $7000 PER YEAR (at
five different colleges). Even that "small" number totaled
$28,000 over four years - that's big money!
In the end, the pricey tuition at these private colleges
was no longer an issue. She was able to choose the college
she wanted.
From homeschool to scholarship winner:
When our family left the public school system 10 years ago to homeschool
our children, our hopes were to rear our children in an environment
that would foster godly living.
Although our initial motivation may have been simply to offer an
education with a Christian worldview, our homeschool quickly became
a blueprint for providing the best education we could.
We had always planned that our children would go on to college.
But would colleges openly accept our homeschooled students? Could
we prove to them that our homeschool had prepared them for post-secondary
education? To address those concerns, we planned to make them as
attractive to colleges as we possibly could.
We succeeded beyond what we could have imagined. By April of her
senior year, our first graduate had the privilege of shuffling through
her scholarship award letters - not just hoping to find a good one,
but choosing among several offers.
How did we get here? What was that preparation that worked so well?
In this program, we share in detail what worked for us.
This is the blueprint we followed.
This is the blueprint that got her into scholarship competitions
at every college she applied to.
This is the blueprint that prepared her to compete at those events.
The result we left in God's hands.
Whether your family homeschools as we do, or whether your student
attends traditional classrooms, we want to help you succeed as well!
We hope that this coursework will be helpful to you as you prepare
your son or daughter for college scholarships. God be with you.
Program Overview - How our coaching program
will help you prepare your student
What Does the Program Include?
What colleges are looking for in scholarship applicants.
What does it take? Find out where your young person should
be when it's time to meet the competition.
Preparation begins early.
In Grade 8 or 9? We'll show you how to create a detailed
plan to create a strong candidate well prepared for scholarship
competitions.
In Grade 10 or 11? How to examine where your student is now
and outline a specific path to be where you need to be at
the crucial time.
Already entering Grade 12? We ourselves didn't even consider
competitions until fall of senior year. How to leverage what
you already have, to put forth your best at the scholarship
competition.
Exactly how to prepare. Detailed plans:
to prepare your student academically;
to create a student with that something extra;
to help your student develop poise in public;
to develop interview skills for one-on-one and panel interviews;
to develop your student's hidden leadership skills;
to be prepared for the many things required of those who
compete.
The secret to your student's presentation:
What to do to help him stand out from the rest.
How to find the colleges that offer large scholarships
What it takes to go after them.
How to choose which scholarships to pursue.
You can't go after them all - there simply isn't enough time.
Here's a formula for choosing which ones are the best use
of the time you have.
How to apply to the college itself.
Templates for creating transcripts (for those who homeschool).
Step-by-step instruction for creating the student's resume.
Where to get recommendation letters.
Other information colleges ask for.
Checklists and worksheets to keep you organized when applying
to more than one (or several) colleges.
How to apply for the scholarships.
Each one is different. Tips for preparing good application
materials.
More checklists and worksheets to keep you on top of all the
paperwork.
Vital information about deadlines.
Visiting the college.
Tips for you. More importantly, training for your student.
How to find out helpful information that is not published by
the school.
A little extra knowledge is a wonderful tool as your student
enters the competition. How to find that extra edge.
The scholarship competition: What to expect.
Every school is different. What types of things your student
may be expected to do.
It's down to zero hour. Is your student ready to compete?
Detailed plans to coach your student before, during, and
after the actual competition, including:
- how to handle the interview
- how to handle group discussions
- how to handle competition projects
- how to stand out from the crowd
- things to watch out for when you think they're not looking
After the competition: What to expect.
Pre-programmed spreadsheets to help you compare colleges, scholarships,
opportunities, and results.
I encourage you to purchase today. ScholarshipPrep will assist
you in getting your student ready for those competitions. Our student
was ready, because she was prepared.
This is the blueprint we followed.
This is the blueprint that got our student into scholarship
competitions at every college she applied to.
This is the blueprint that prepared her to compete at those
events.
We hope that this coursework will be helpful to you as you prepare
your son or daughter for college scholarships.
Why is this program offered only online?
We will continue to add more in-depth training to prepare your
student to succeed. Don't want you to miss out! Always get the
most updated version.
View our BlogSpot to see what's most
recent.
We often refer you to information on the internet regarding
colleges, college entrance exams, and scholarship opportunities.
Links are provided throughout the program to give you immediate
access to what you need.
We've included plenty of worksheets, spreadsheets, and checklists
to help you through the process. You'll want them in electronic
form (Word, Excel) for efficient use.
Computer Requirements
internet access
Microsoft Office 98 or higher, student version (to access spreadsheets
provided in the program)
You can't begin too early!
Financial planners encourage parents to begin saving for a college
education when the child is yet an infant. They depend on the principles
of compounding interest to create a sizeable fund over a period
of time so that it will be ready when your student reaches college
age.
Likewise, we strongly encourage you to begin your college planning
now. As you step your students through each year of home education,
one experience builds upon another and compounds your student's
growth. Begin today! Prepare your student to be "what it takes"
to catch the eye of college decionmakers and scholarship judges.
We wish you well. And may God lead your way.
Purchase the Program
Cost is $46 for a one-year subscription. Renewals at $20 per year.
Early preparation makes for a much stronger candidate. If you wish
to continue your subscription as the student matures, you may renew
your subscription for just $20 per year thereafter. (We plan to
continue adding additional resources, introduce you to students
who won big, and link you to lists of scholarship opportunities.
As we add these additional resources, the initial cost may increase.
The annual renewal fee will not.)
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