Confessions of a Scholarship Winner, Kristina Ellis
Confessions of a Scholarship Winner, Kristina Ellis
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Confessions of a Scholarship Winner
The Secrets That Helped Me Win $500,000 in Free Money for College- How You Can Too!

Author: Kristina Ellis

Narrator: Kristina Ellis

Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mission Audio

Published: 12/15/2014


Synopsis

How ANY student--including YOU!--can win scholarships and earn free money for college!On the first day of high school, Kristina Ellis's mom--a single, working mother who lost her husband to cancer--informed her that she could not financially support her after graduation. Kristina would need to find her own way to pay for college.As an average student with less-than-impressive test scores, Kristina realized she would have to sell herself to scholarship committees if she wanted to stand out. That's when she devised the plan that led to her receiving over $500,000 in scholarships--enough to pay for her full education at a top- 20 university, all the way through her doctoral degree, and make her dreams come true.How she made it happen--and how you can too!--is the focus of this book. In Confessions of a Scholarship Winner, Kristina shares not just her little-known secrets for scholarship success but her incredibly inspiring story.Together, you'll explore how to: ·Find the best scholarships for you ·Uncover the secrets behind paying for college ·Make a great impression in a scholarship interview ·Overcome the personal obstacles that stand in your way ·Craft a strategy that highlights your strengths, no matter your challenges or your financial status You don't have to be a star athlete, a top student, or a recognized leader to live your dreams! Here are the tools you need to catch a vision for your future and make your dreams a reality!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 01, 2020

As mentioned in other reviews, this book lays out a lot of the obvious things you need to do to prepare for submitting scholarship applications. Steps you'll find in any pamphlet in a decent financial aid office's set up, but what I found incredibly frustrating about this book is that the descriptio......more

Goodreads review by Lulú on March 02, 2022

2.5 stars This entire book made me go: Huh, I started really late 😀 There’s nothing wrong with the advice. A lot of it is really good, but I think it would have been even moreeee useful had I been looking into scholarships my 9th or 10th grade year… because… I didn’t start thinking about scholarships u......more

Goodreads review by Savannah on July 24, 2018

most of the info in here is common sense & I felt like the author (who does seem wonderful) was talking down to the reader a lot and I'm not here for that!......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on April 14, 2013

As a public school teacher and a volunteer tutor for a GED program, I was ecstatic to discover Kristina Ellis's book, and it is now my go-to resource for students and parents I talk to who are preparing for college. I've already given one away, and I'll be ordering more so that I always have a copy......more

Goodreads review by Larisha on March 05, 2018

What I liked about CONFESSIONS OF A SCHOLARSHIP WINNER is that the author LIVED IT. Her story is amazing. This makes this book very personal, very real. This is Not a book containing a list of thousands of scholarships. You can find that kind of information on the Internet (the author shows you how)......more