Table of Contents

1 The Secret to Winning a Scholarship 2 How to Find Great Scholarships 3 Judges' Roundtable: Inside the Selection Process 4 How to Write a Money-Winning Essay 5 30 Money-Winning Essays 6 12 Essays That Bombed 7 Judges' Roundtable: The Scholarship Essay 8 Winning Interview Strategies 9 Interview Question and Answer Examples 10 Judges' Roundtable: The Interview 11 Final Thoughts Appendix A: Scholarships Anyone Can Win Index

About the Author

Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe won more than $100,000 in merit-based scholarships to graduate from Harvard debt-free. They are the authors of 14 books including The Ultimate Scholarship Book, Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays and The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges. They tour the country as speakers on college planning and live in Belmont, California.

Reviews

"An excellent guide for all students." --School Library Journal "A wealth of tips, tricks, techniques, advice, and useful strategies...absolute 'must-read' for anyone interested in competing for scholarship funds." --Bookwatch "Sound advice for the college bound." --Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT