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How to Avoid Common Mistakes of Scholarship Application
Do you know that 90% of scholarship applications receive a rejection in the first 30 seconds after they are opened? Those applications usually not even read by a scholarship judge because they are normally open by an administrative assistant and she will compare those applications with a checklist to determine which applications get tossed and which ones go to the scholarship committee. If you want your application to pass this initial screening and goes to the scholarship committee for review, you must avoid the common mistakes that most of your peers will make.
Mistake # 1: Missing the application deadline
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A Guide to Scholarship Applications
Scholarship applications can be extremely complex and confusing. Not only does every different scholarship body want something different, but none of them seem to set the deadline dates for the same week, which no doubt would confuse you even more! When you are applying for college, it can seem like you are going round in an endless circle, trying to finish tasks that you have already started but seemingly getting nowhere. It can be a chore just to finish one application to a college, let alone fill in several for scholarships as well. However, help is at hand and you can make life easier for yourself with these basic tips:
Read every application carefully.
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