12th March 2006
Evaluating thousands of scholarship applications has
definitely left an impression on me. I still remember
some of them, because the students who submitted them
managed to get into my head in a personal way. Many
books and articles will tell you that...
Views: 169
30th December 2005
by Dale Clifton, The Scholarship Doctor
There are two kinds of fishing families and two kinds
of families wanting college scholarships. And, there
are amazing similarities between them.
Weekend fishing families do not spend time researching
oppor...
Views: 224
01st October 2005
By Dale Clifton
Mention a million dollars in scholarships as few
as ten years ago, and most university officials
and everybody else would have laughed in your
face. It won't happen today. There are two reasons
why. College scholarship opportunities...
Views: 401
20th September 2005
Six Scholarship judges were sitting around an oval
table. Forms were piled into 50 boxes. Each one
had the name of a state. I looked at the boxes and
wondered why some of them were overflowing and
others had just a few. This was the first round of
ju...
Views: 286
20th September 2005
Want to Win a Lot of Scholarship Money?
Beginning in junior high/ middle school is a great
time to start. I'm serious. A winning scholarship
effort always requires a plan. And assembling a
plan of action requires time.
After one of my talks a hap...
Views: 334
