Welcome to Larry on Scholarships 1: Purpose of this Blog

This begins a new blog from Larry Stevenson to help you get money to pay for college

John met with Sylvia, one of my staff. John and his son had attended a scholarship workshop I had taught seven months earlier. John excitedly reported that his son, a junior in high school, had done everything outlined in the workshop. he worked hard with his son on 1) setting a goal and believing he deserved the money, 2) finding scholarships, 3) completing a master application, 4)writing reusable essays, and 5) obtaining impressive letters of recommendation.

John’s son had already earned $60,000 in scholarships and had 70 more applications to complete.

My Experience with Scholarships

I always thought I was too stupid to earn scholarships. I applied for what I thought was a scholarship (awarded on merit), but turned out to be a grant (awarded on need). They rejected me because my dad earned too much money. The rejection confirmed what I knew—I was too dumb. I never applied for anything else.

In the early 1980s, I read about a girl with a 3.4 GPA who won $310,000 in scholarships. I researched—and continue to study—how people get others to pay for college. In 2001, I started teaching monthly scholarship workshops to high school students, their parents and other adults.

Thousands of people who attended the workshops earned college money from $500-$150,000.

Why Read This Blog

I will share sources of scholarships and tips that will help high school students, their parents and other adults who want to get money to pay for college. I will publish Larry on Scholarships on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I will begin each post with a success story. I plan to follow this outline:

• Tuesdays: I will review a source of money
• Thursdays: I will highlight how to prepare a specific reusable material
• Saturdays: I will share tips that will help you apply with more confidence

Finally, read this blog so that you can get money to pay for college.

Thursday we will outline major sources of money that you don’t have to pay back