How
To Avoid A Scholarship Scam
Expert Advice provided by Scholarship
Experts
Article written by Alyson Shutts Meeks
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.
For additional information
about this topic, visit www.ScholarshipExperts.com.
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