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College Scholarship Tip: Name Drop!
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A HUGE part of how I was able to help my son win so much scholarship money is due to my research into what scholarship judges want and look for in their winners.
One tip I learned is that recognizing the organization that offers scholarship money in a student’s essay can make the difference between winning and losing a college scholarship.
One scholarship judge discussed her method of scoring scholarship essays. She explained that mentioning the name of the university the student wants to attend or the name of the scholarship offered was worth 30 points out of 100. 
In her most recent judging, only 3 out of 29 applicants talked about the university. A student’s passion about why they want to go to that university or win a certain scholarship also needs to come through in reading the essay. This might not be stated in the essay guidelines, but is a big part of the total score.
Are all scholarship applications judged using this criteria? No, but it can never hurt to share the name of the scholarship, organization, and/or university when applying. One thing to watch for though, is that students share the CORRECT name. When I judge my Savor Summer College Scholarship each year, there are always several applicants that refer to it by a different name. According to college scholarship judges, this happens all to often.
Details matter and it pays to name-drop!
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
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Genius! Makes total sense!
Thank you!
It seems impossible that someone would not include the correct name of the university or scholarship but this is another prime example of paying attention to details. Seems so basic but yet so important.
Yes, I was shocked when a letter of recommendation for my Savor Summer College Scholarship was addressed to “Dear College Admissions Officer…” UG! 🙁
Such a common sense thing – you would think it would occur to more students to refer to the specific college and scholarship! Otherwise it just looks like submitting generic applications with no specific effort made!
Unfortunately, I think some students just want to do the minimum and “get it done” with no real hope for a winning outcome. 🙁
Great info. Lucky me I found your website by accident, I
bookmarked it.
Hi Sherri, however you got here, I’m glad you are here! 🙂
Saved as a favorite, I like your site!
Thank you, Micaela! How is your scholarship search going? 🙂