FAP679: How to write a 500 word scholarship essay, holiday guide
FAP679: How to write a 500 word scholarship essay, holiday guide
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Scholarship Search
+ How to write an effective 500 word scholarship essay
+ Here’s 529 words in a blog post I wrote recently
+ How fast do you speak? Most people speak about 100 - 150 words per minute
+ Tell a story
+ Structurally, what’s a good 3 - 5 minute story you tell?
+ Establish a context in the beginning - not necessarily an intro, but a context
+ Think about how a movie trailer starts - Dom LaFontaine’s classic “In a world…”
+ End with the scholarship topic phrased or paraphrased
+ “That’s why the housing bubble bursting is the most pressing societal issue today”
+ In the middle, offer details and examples
+ Recent economic blog topic post read aloud
+ The most important thing you can do is to think conversationally to start
Scholarship Update
+ The Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. SPIE has distributed nearly $3 million in awards through its scholarship and grant program. These awards are for both high school and college students.
+ To be eligible to apply, students must be a member of SPIE
+ Be enrolled full-time in an optics, photonics, imaging, or optoelectronics program or related discipline at an accredited school for the full year beginning Fall 2008
+ Be in high school or secondary school, undergraduate or post-secondary school, or graduate school
+ Deadline January 11
+ $320,000 up for grabs
+ About $2,500 per award
+ Details at our free college scholarship search site
Free Stuff Friday
+ Google Maps on your phone has wannabe GPS
+ Give the gift of free software this holiday season
+ The Financial Aid Podcast Holiday Guide of things you can give for free - please regift!
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