Don't Give Up the Scholarship Fight

     While more neurotic than most, I find that in the past year I have dedicated myself to talking advantage of any scholarship, sweepstakes or contest opportunities that are put in front of me. As stated in some of my previous entries, I began my scholarship search with the idea that slow and steady does indeed win the race. And with that belief I have been able to apply to almost 200 scholarships to date. As a member of multiple scholarship matching sites, I have created profiles and applied to the matches I have found as well as other scholarships that honestly, barely apply to me.
 

    I am happy to report that I am a finalist for 3 scholarships.I have been applying for these scholarships since May of last year and worried that I would never even hear back from any scholarship organizations. Although I have heard that I am a finalist for these scholarships, this in no way means that I have won any money. With reduced income and the looming cost of my education, winning these scholarships would contribute to a better quality of life. This entry, although short, is to say that for anyone who is applying to scholarships, the work will pay off in some way. Even if I am not awarded any money, I have gained from this a sense of accomplishment that I can not only stay dedicated to something but that it can also make my life better in many ways. Regardless of the results, I am proud of the work that I have done and it gives me faith that I can accomplish what I set my sites on in both my academically and in my career path.