Writing scholarship essays:
When a student applies for a scholarship, one of the most important factors that will determine whether they win is their scholarship application essay. Of course, you also need an attractive record of extracurricular activities and academic excellence as well, but after this, a student’s number one priority in winning scholarships for college will be writing scholarship essays that knock the reader off their feet.
When writing a scholarship essay to get money for college, student’s should focus on accomplishing the following things:
First and foremost, in writing scholarship application essays, a student needs to convey qualities about themselves that will make the reader think, “WOW, this student is a stud!” (or something along those lines). What you are required to write will vary from topic to topic, but while staying on topic, you should also try to convey qualities about yourself that will make you stand out from other student applicants. Whether it is your stellar academic performance, your dedication to community service and extracurricular activities, or that super internship you participated in last summer, or your passion for one thing or another, write your scholarship application essay that it stays on topic but also conveys some of this information about you that shows what a deserving applicant you are.
Write your scholarship essay to suit the person/company offering the scholarship. For example, a student applying for scholarship money from NASA should focus their essay aeronautics, space, etc. A student writing a scholarship essay for Microsoft should try to incorporate into their interest in computers, software, etc. the scholarship application essay. Overall, write your scholarship essay to suit what the person giving out the scholarship has a passion for.
Lastly, students writing scholarship essays need to write a STRONG, CREATIVE ESSAY in order to make it stand out from others. Write your essay so that it will hook the reader, and make you stand out as a scholarship applicant. Have many other people (teachers, family, friends, etc.) review your essay in the process in order to get feedback on how you can improve it.
Overall, the following three things are the most important things students need to take into account when writing an essay for a scholarship application:
1. Standing out in activities, characteristics, achievements, personality, etc.
2. Writing an essay that interests the reader and caters to whatever their passion is.
3. Superior, creative writing style that stands out from other scholarship application essays.
Feb 18, 2009
