Using a scholarship "coach"

Paying for College
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<p>My son will be participating in a “scholars day” at his first choice college next weekend. Only interested students who have been nominated by their guidance counselors are invited to basically interview for scholarships (in groups of 4-5 students in front of a faculty/staff member or two). His guidance counselor only nominated him last week and he only received the invitation yesterday, so it’s a bit last minute.</p>

<p>My question - has anyone in this forum used a scholarship “coach” - someone to do just as the title suggests: coach your child in how to handle a scholarship interview/competition and what to expect. I have the contact info for someone who spoke at our church a few weeks ago and was extremely knowledgeable, having actually served as a merit scholarship judge.</p>

<p>My son presents himself very well on his own; he won a scholarship to the private school he now attends (participated in a private interview as part of the process), he’s Student Body President, he knows how to handle himself and speak in front of people; however, these are bigger stakes and different situation. He hasn’t participated in a group interview before.</p>

<p>And, if you haven’t used a scholarship coach but your child still participated in this type of scenario, how did they fare? What was asked of them? This is our first experience with this and he obviously wants to do his best, but I don’t want to waste my money if we don’t need to.</p>

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<p>Is there somewhere else I should post this where I might at least get an answer, not just views?</p>

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<p>Try the parent forum, there’s more traffic there and many of them well-informed .</p>

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<p>I suspect the reason you are getting lots of views but no responses is that most of us have not heard of scholarship coaches. I have been on CC for several years and am fairly active (much too active - I really need to get a life) and this is the first time I have ever heard mention of such an animal as a scholarship coach. I viewed your thread out of curiosity to see what it was about. I don’t have any answers for you but your son sounds like a very capable young man who should do fine on his own merits. Whether a coach would help or not - I have no idea. Good luck to him in his scholarship search.</p>