7 Steps to a Terrible College Essay, a HUGE Scholarship for Class of 2025, and 5 Other Scholarship Opportunities

This week, I'm joined by Mike Bergin, who has 30 years of intensive experience in every aspect of standardized test preparation. Mike is the founder of Chariot Learning, which delivers on the promise of what truly transformative, individualized education can and should be. Mike is also the founding President of the Board of Directors of the National Test Prep Association, the creator of the TestBright SAT & ACT curriculum system and Roots2Words vocabulary program, and the co-host of the college admissions industry podcast Tests and the Rest.

In our light-hearted interview, Mike shares the 7 steps to a terrible college essay—a fun way to drive home what NOT to do and the flip side of his article, 7 Steps To An Amazing College Essay.

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I am a strong advocate for the work of Lisa Marker-Robbins and Flourish Coaching. For over a decade, Lisa has helped over 3,600 high school students and young adults gain the insight, experiences, and confidence they need to embark on their post-high school path.

Along the way, however, she noticed an alarming trend: Teens struggled to find their true purpose–and the fallout wasn’t pretty. There was a lot of uncertainty around college majors and future careers. As a result, students weren’t graduating college on time, and even when they did, they often left college underemployed or unemployed altogether.

From my perspective, gaining college and career clarity not only sets up the student to thrive in college and puts them on the path to future career success, but it’s also beneficial for finding and winning scholarships. More than half of the private scholarships my son won, both in high school and while in college, were directly related to his college major. The other scholarships, while open to students of all majors, were still won due to his compelling Personal Narrative - his story of his future plans, with the ability to point to past achievements related to those plans.

Whether your child is in high school or college, if they are unclear about their future career or even their college major, I can think of no better investment than to look into the programs that Lisa and Flourish Coaching offer. To learn more, go to http://www.FlourishCoachingCo.com/NoDebtMajors

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Links to the articles for this week's featured scholarships:

• CollegeXpress Back-to-School Scholarship:

  You will Simply fill out the registration form based on your year in high school:

  • • 9th Graders: Apply with this link.
    • 10th Graders: Apply with this link.
    • 11th Graders: Apply with this link.
    • 12th Graders: Apply with this link.

• $2500 Justice Solutions Group Future Mentors Scholarship
• $1000 Excellence in Academics and Performing Arts Scholarship
• $1000 Safety On The Road Scholarship
• $30,000 Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship
• $2500 SoFi Scholarship Giveaway 
  • If you are not yet a member of SoFi you will need to register before participating in the Sweepstakes. (If you are looking for a new account to save your scholarship winnings, use this link to open an account with SoFi to get an extra $25! Opening an account is NOT a requirement for entering the scholarship sweepstakes.)