Do you have a creative student? Writer, photographer, graphic artist, filmmaker, print designer, architect? Here’s their chance to enter a contest that could net them $10,000 for college. All they have to do is enter–how simple is that! THE ADOBE IMAGINATION CHALLENGE Adobe is looking for examples of unique self-expression, individualism and creativity using their [...]
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Zinch’s New Facebook App…and more!
By admin on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 | No Comments
Zinch is all about using the latest and greatest social media tools to connect with students. Their presence on Twitter and Facebook has gotten the word out about their EASY, BREEZY scholarship tools and contests. They use those amazing tools to help students connect with colleges and colleges connect with students. I love what Zinch [...]
Snag a $10,000 Prize from Adobe
By admin on Sunday, August 21st, 2011 | No Comments
How does your student use their imagination? How do they say what they love, what they do, who they are? How do they express themselves? THE ADOBE IMAGINATION CHALLENGE Adobe is looking for examples of unique self-expression, individualism and creativity using their Adobe Creative Suite [...]
A Review-How to Win College Scholarships
By admin on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | 4 Comments
Being a College Prep Expert at CollegeExpertPanel.com has put me in contact with some other experts in the field of college admissions. This contact has given me the opportunity to once again, give you the BEST information from the BEST sources, helping you to help your student apply to college and get accepted. When I find [...]
Scholarships.com “Short & Tweet” Scholarship
By admin on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 | 6 Comments
Does your college-bound teen need some money for books? How about a new laptop for college? Or an iPad to take with them to school? Scholarships.com has a scholarship that ANY student can enter. No essay. No stringent rules and regulations to follow. What could be simpler than that? Here are the “deets” (a little [...]
Tweet your way to College!
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 | No Comments
All that practice of stuffing a coherent message using 140 characters or less finally paid off—at $142 per character to be exact. Louisville-based KFC announced a few weeks ago that it was offering a scholarship for the person who could state why they were deserving of the Colonel’s Scholars scholarship in just a single tweet—this [...]
Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 | No Comments
When I come across a scholarship that doesn’t require an essay, I like to pass it along to my parent readers (who hopefully will pass it along to their college-bound teens!). If you have a teen (14 or older) interested in graphic arts, art, or even photography, this $10,000 scholarship could be a big help [...]
Fun Ways to Earn Cash for College
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, August 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Two Unique Scholarship Contests! Where’s FRANKIE the Diploma Frame? Scholarship Photo Contest Take FRANKIE the Diploma Frame on a summer adventure, and he could earn you $500 to help pay for textbooks for the 2010-2011 academic year! At Church Hill Classics, we are looking for the most creative and fun-themed photos of our mascot, FRANKIE [...]
The College Potential Calculator
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, June 11th, 2010 | 12 Comments
Today’s guest blog post is from Dan Coomes, creator of The College Potential Calculator. I asked Dan to give us an idea of how his calculator works and how it can benefit both parents and students in the college search and the search for scholarships. It’s an excellent tool to narrow down the college and [...]
In Honor of Memorial Day
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, May 31st, 2010 | No Comments
In honor of Memorial Day, here are the guidelines and steps for applying to one of the five United States military academies (Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines). If you have a college-bound teen that’s interested in one of these academies it’s IMPERATIVE that they start early with their preparations. MILITARY ACADEMIES [...]
