<p>@Dad2013: Apply to all the scholarships that you think are relevant to your application, and give those essays your best shot. I was extremely surprised when I received my scholarship as I thought I stood a chance!</p>
<p>@Tropicalslushies: You should DEFINITELY apply! You’ll certainly regret it if you don’t and it’s all a crapshoot. I never thought I had a chance either. Give the essays your best shot, you have 9 whole days to work on them so get started!</p>
<p>@overanxiousmom: Well, work really hard on the essays. Give them your best shot. And they don’t look at family finances at all as these are purely merit based scholarships.</p>