Applying for scholarships - expectations?

Marian
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:38:24 +0000

Perhaps a good motivator for applying for scholarships would be to tell your daughter that if she wins one or more, the amount that she would expected to contribute from summer or term-time earnings would decrease by the amount of the scholarship.

Sometimes, the option of NOT working for pay may be very appealing to a student. For example, in some fields, having summer internships is important for the experience they provide and as a resume builder, but many internships pay little or nothing. Also, even a student who customarily works during the school year might want to go without a job during a particular semester if she has an especially heavy courseload or time-consuming extracurricular activities.

I wouldn’t actually expect your daughter to get a significant amount of money from scholarships, though. Most kids don’t.