Gen Tanabe - The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2014: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

Upbeat, well-organized and engaging, this comprehensive tool is an exceptional investment for the college-bound. P UBLISHERS W EEKLY Gen and Kelly Tanabe are by far the best experts on winning scholarships. Not only will their books help you find scholarships that you qualify for, they will show you how to win them. Soon after applying the strategies in their book, I won a $1,000 scholarship. I couldnt have done it without them. T HE H ONOLULU A DVERTISER Upbeat tone and clear, practical advice. B OOK N EWS Unlike other authors, the Tanabes use their experiences and those of other students to guide high school and college students and their parents through the scholarship and financial aid process. P ALO A LTO D AILY N EWS If the Tanabes could earn over $100,000 in scholarships and graduate from an Ivy League institution owing nothing, others can, too. S TAR -B ULLETIN This is a helpful, well-organized guide. S TAR -B ULLETIN This is a helpful, well-organized guide.

A good resource for all students. K LIATT A common sense approach to scholarship searches. The Ultimate Scholarship Book gives a down to earth step by step method of finding, applying for and winning scholarships. The scholarship list has many opportunities for students to showcase their talents for financial reward. L YNDA M CGEE, C OLLEGE C OUNSELOR, D OWNTOWN M AGNETS H IGH S CHOOL, L OS A NGELES This guide (has) practical tips on where to find scholarships; how to write effective applications, resumes and winning essays; and how to get glowing recommendations and ace scholarship interviews. C.E.

K ING, I OWA S TATE U NIVERSITY, C HOICE M AGAZINE Getting into college is only half of the game. How to pay for it offers the second big challenge. Whether they qualify for financial need or are just looking for ways to help their parents with this heavy burden, all students will profit from The Ultimate Scholarship Book which both outlines the process of finding financial help for college as well as it provides an extensive and up to date list of current scholarship sources. Take these important tips from two experienced writers who are nationally recognized for their expertise on all facets of the college application process. Both members of this impressive husband and wife team paid for their Harvard educations by following the precepts which they share with you now in this easy to read guidebook. D AVID M ILLER, D IRECTOR OF C OLLEGE C OUNSELING, S TEVENSON S CHOOL, P EBBLE B EACH, C ALIFORNIA

To our families for shaping who we are.

To Harvard for four of the best years of our lives. To the many students and friends who made this book possible by sharing their scholarship experiences, secrets, successes and failures. To all the students and parents who understand that paying for college is a challenging but worthwhile endeavor. The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2014: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes By Gen and Kelly Tanabe Published by SuperCollege, LLC
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Scholarship Indexes I s it crazy to say that a bound stack of paper and glue is superior to the high speed bits and bytes of a scholarship website? Absolutely not! Because it is true. Let us explain. Unless youre starting out, youve probably used a scholarship website.

Typically you fill out a profile questionnaire to provide information about yourself before hitting the search button. So far, this seems much easier than using a book. Until you get your results. No matter what website you use, there will be an unusually large number of scholarships that arent good matches. After reading the eligibility requirements, you will discover that only a small handful are worth your time to apply.

The simple truth is that no computer can match you to scholarships as well as you can. The simple truth is that no computer can match you to scholarships as well as you can.

You are a complex individual with a variety of passions, interests and goals. Nothingperson or machineknows you better than you know yourself. And think about that profile form. Thats the only information the computer has about you. But what if you dont know all the answers? Are you really set on becoming an orthopedic surgeon, or did that just sound cool? Even worse, you are limited by the choices provided on that profile questionnaire. Imagine that you wrote a poem that was published in your towns community newspaper.