The other educators have provided some great advice on writing a scholarship essay. I'd
add the following tips to their contributions:
- Be sure to tie
your educational and/or career goals directly to the mission of the organization providing the
scholarship. Show that you have researched the organization and that you are not simply printing
the same essay to submit to every scholarship you are applying for. You want to make the essay
personal about yourself, but you also want to make it personal for the readers. Show that you
know and care about the goals they are trying to accomplish. - Avoid
negativity or tones of pessimism. Do explain how you have encountered difficulties, but also
show how you have overcome those challenges and have learned things which will benefit your
educational and career paths. Perhaps your challenges even speak directly to the goals of the
organization. Explain that. But be sure to end those thoughts on a positive note. You have faced
challenges but you have...
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