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The source for college financial aid strategies. Tips on how to find and apply for scholarships and how to avoid student loan debt.
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Jun 23, 2016

Outside of the specific rules outlined for each scholarship, there are several other rules to keep in mind. This episode we discuss some great strategies to implement on experienced-focused scholarships including using SMART goals and storytelling.

Jun 16, 2016

Full time college students must manage their time well to be able to apply for scholarships while also finishing homework and sometimes managing a full or part-time job. Working in an entire list of activities into one day is difficult but possibly if you employ time management strategies. In this episode, we discuss some strategies that helped me maintain motivation during exhausting seasons.

Jun 9, 2016

Jodi Okun is a financial aid expert who regularly helps families and students navigate the college funding process. She is an author and she host #CollegeCash every Thursday on Twitter. In this episode, she discusses some important strategies she has learned through her years as an advisor, and other important topics related to financial aid.

Jun 2, 2016

Many students get discourage when applying for a scholarship that is only a few hundred dollars and a lot of work, but strategic scholars never undervalue any scholarship. Every dollar in scholarship is one less dollar in debt, which is why we work hard and apply for every opportunity. This episode features two $500 scholarships, if you win them both that is probably at least a credit hour covered at most universities. Most of the work in this episode's feature scholarships will take less than ten hours to complete. 

May 26, 2016

This is the second week of the three-week scholarship marathon. The purpose of the marathon is to apply for many scholarships in three weeks. The two strategies discussed in this episode with the two featured scholarships are how to handle scholarships when your prospective differs from the scholarship committee, and how to choose an essay format or video format if there is a choice on the scholarship application.

May 19, 2016

A big part of winning scholarships is completing scholarship application. Now that the Spring semester has ended, it is time to really get to work on scholarships. This is the first episode of three featuring various scholarships most students are eligible for, and great strategies to utilize. This episodes main strategies are the power of past winners and making the most of annual scholarships.

May 12, 2016

For about five years, Jenica has been paying back her loans, one small payment at a time. After graduating, loan repayment can seem daunting, but Jenica discusses how she handles the payments by making them a priority.

May 5, 2016

Randy Levin is a college admission essay coach and he serves up some great tips on writing better scholarship essays such as staying positive and avoiding cliches. He also encourages students to be authentic in their writing endeavors. Find more information about Randy at www.writeforcollege.com

Apr 28, 2016
It is not uncommon for students to struggle with knowing the different types of financial aid, and how the aid will impact personal finance. This episode defines various types of financial aid to help students be more prepared to make important decisions.

Apr 21, 2016

Lauren provides some incredible insight on standardized testing, which is a great way to earn merit aid to public and private universities.

Apr 14, 2016

Alyssa Bailey discusses her experience teaching abroad in South Korea. Some students use teaching aboard opportunities to help reduce their student loan debt or increase their savings. International teaching programs often come with housing and meals provided, which helps students reduce living expenses and increase earning power.

Apr 7, 2016

A lot of students wonder if all the work is worth it, and especially if the debt is worth it. Here is the basic answer to that question.

Apr 6, 2016

Scholarship misconceptions are often the cause of students avoiding the pursuit of scholarships or grants. The one misconception I hate the most is scholarships are free money. Actually, scholarship awards require a lot of hard work.

Apr 5, 2016

Avoiding student requires a two-fold approach: reducing costs and finding additional funding. Here are some tips to avoid becoming another student with crippling debt.

Apr 3, 2016

The scholarship process includes many steps and this episodes defines each part. The feature scholarship requires a statement about e-waste in 140 characters or less, and we discuss a law student who bankrupted out of a student loan.

Apr 2, 2016

Like it or not, a lot of scholarships require story telling. This episode discusses some story telling basics, features a $10,000 scholarships and briefly explores how to avoid debt repayment scams.

Apr 1, 2016

The four types of scholarships include Lottery Scholarships, Experience-focused Scholarships, Topic Scholarships and creative content. Organizing scholarships based on time commitment will allow you to strategically apply for more opportunities. However, once you know the rules, it is okay to occasionally break them.

Mar 31, 2016

The purpose of the strategic scholar is to connect students to financial aid strategies to help them navigate the college process and avoid unnecessary student loan debt.

Mar 31, 2016

This content is foundational. Some students may be very familiar with finding scholarships and others my find the task to be overwhelming. This episodes lists some very specific locations to look for scholarships and potential action items. If you think you know where all the great scholarships are at, great! Take a listen anyways, I have a unique strategy for finding business sponsored scholarships.

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