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Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay: How to Stand Out and Impress the Selection Committee

Learn the strategies for writing a winning scholarship essay that captures your uniqueness, demonstrates your qualifications, and showcases your fit with the scholarship. Understand the importance of structure, tone, and style in crafting a compelling essay that leaves a lasting impression.

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Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay: How to Stand Out and Impress the Selection Committee

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  1. Writing a winning scholarship essay How to Write Winning Scholarship & College Essays

  2. Why essays? Test scores and grades provide a numbers case. Essays provide the personal story. Helps the selection committee answer two questions: 1. Is the student qualified? 2. Is the student a goodfit?

  3. The process

  4. Pointers Uniqueness Single focus Structure Opening Tone & Style Closing

  5. Uniqueness “I want to attend college because it will give me an education that will help me succeed.” “I’m a leader in my school because I’m captain of the football team.”

  6. Uniqueness Share a story no one else can. Story helps you answer the question, not distract. Uniqueness factor allows your essay to rise to the top.

  7. Single Focus “I developed my communication skills throughout my four years in high school. I was president of my speech team, editor of our school newspaper, and class president.”

  8. Single Focus Allows for in-depth writing to prove your case. Provides opportunity to “show” versus “tell.”

  9. Structure Chronological Cause  Effect

  10. Opening Action Takes reader into the middle of action sequence Dialogue Takes reader into action, but with dialogue Societal Statement Starts with societal observation Personal Takes reader into your mind

  11. Tone & Style Your voice Sentence variety Word choice Clichés Transitions

  12. Closing Don’t Summarize Points Consider Full-Circle Ending

  13. Letters of Recommendation Who is the selection committee interested in hearing from? Why? • Provide: • Letter Request (2-4 weeks before deadline) • Scholarship Criteria • Activities Resume • Personal Profile

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