The best way to avoid being the victim of a scholarship scam is to
remember the old adage: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. If
a scholarship search service promises you a scholarship, run the other way.
If someone insists that for $5 or $30 or $50, he will guarantee you a
scholarship, it is definitely a scam.
Yes, there are lots of scholarship dollars available, but the truth is
that no one can secure a scholarship for you but you. Only the prospective
student can do the work of filling out forms, sending transcripts, and
writing essays.
A legitimate scholarship search service provides information that
is current and accurate; it does not provide scholarships.
A legitimate scholarship search service is an information source. Take
Scholarship Experts for instance. They have invested the resources to
explore and compile scholarship data from all over the map. A good
scholarship search service has a team of research specialists that
constantly updates award information.
What good is 1998's award information to a 2001 high school graduate?
When looking for a valid, trustworthy scholarship search company, verify
that the information you are getting is current. Look for a service like
Scholarship Experts that compiles their own database of awards and
delivers up-to-date data.
Remember, it costs money to operate a scholarship service. It is a simple
fact that someone has to pay. Perhaps it is advertisers. Perhaps it is
customers. Make sure you know who is paying for the service so you can
adequately assess the quality of the product and monitor what happens with
your personal, private information.
If you, the customer, the consumer, are paying, then chances are good
that the service is structured with your needs and goals uppermost. That is
why a fee-based scholarship search service makes sense. The service exists
to serve the customer, without whom there is no service. Consider another
old adage: You can't get something for nothing....unless it isn't worth
anything.
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