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Paying for college is a major concern for parents and guardians. In this episode you will hear from scholarship expert Melinda Mihlbauer founder of Pace Scholarship Academy. Melinda is a high school counselor who helped her own daughter secure 63 scholarships and 13 full ride offers to schools. As of the date of this podcast release she’s helped 517 other students obtain full rides to college along with assisting 5,000 others obtain at least one scholarship. This is an episode that you are going to have on repeat and will want to share with other parents and even your own school counselor because you’re going to discover the resources, tools and strategies needed to help you find, apply for and win scholarships, grants and money to make paying for college easier. As Melinda always says: “Full rides are possible!”
Episode Highlights:
4:20 – Melinda’s Doers Journey – How Pace Scholarship Academy started.
5:27 – Melinda’s daughter earned 63 Scholarships & 13 Full Ride Offers!
8:44 – Why she created the Pace Scholarship Book to help parents and students.
12:28 – Melinda’s “Doer Superpower”! – The trait or characteristic that she’s leveraged to help her on her journey.
15:58 – The common way’s to fund your child’s college education.
17:59 – What age can you start preparing for and applying for college scholarships and grants?
21:06 – What your student can do to become a more “WELL ROUNDED STUDENT” to improve their chances to win scholarships. How this gives them an advantage.
25:23 – Where to find scholarships and grants to apply for. And the best place to start.
28:22 The Scholarship Success Forumla (Time + Effort + Support = Scholarship Success)
28:49 – “TIME” the first step in the Scholarship Success Formula. Along with organization tips to help speed up the scholarship application process.
34:07 – Teamwork makes the dream work! Working together with your student to assist them during the scholarship process.
38:00 – How to help keep your student encouraged and engaged during the grind of applying for scholarships.
40:22 – “EFFORT” the second step in the Scholarship Success Formula.
42:00 – How to create a scholarship binder to stay organized and speed up the application process.
47:33 – “SUPPORT” the third step in the Scholarship Success Formula
52:09 – BONUS: How creating a “Success Resume” can help give your student an advantage of other students that don’t.
56:28 – The common mistakes to avoid when applying for scholarship.
1:02:45 – How to connect with Melinda and get more information about Pace Scholarship Academy
Connect with Melinda & Pace Scholarship Academy:
Pace Scholarship Academy Website
Pace Scholarship Academy on Facebook
Pace Scholarship Academy on Instagram
Buy one of the scholarship Books
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