All-American Scholar Award....scam or real?

freecruft
Wed, 18 May 2011 19:51:36 +0000

I received this award several years ago as a college student and did not buy anything. I received a certificate and a letter verifying my accomplishment of being a USAA scholar.

I was able to use receiving this award to get other scholarship and recognitions, even as a graduate student.

I would FishProf’s advice - use it as a tool to get other scholarships, awards, recognitions, etc BUT don’t but anything (not necessary). I’m glad I didn’t buy the book back then - no one really cares about it but you and after a couple years, even you won’t care about the actual book. Same true for Who’s Who (which I did buy the book and it was pointless).

Hope this helps!