SLCL has an assortment of eBooks about winning college scholarships available for download. Below is a sampling of the many resources available through Libby, Hoopla, and EBSCO. Access the books through the SLCL website, or download the apps and connect to SLCL with your library card.
Go Where There Is No Path
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For all who dare to go off the beaten track, this is the inspirational, power-packed playbook for transforming your life and your world--from a young, Black social entrepreneur whose dorm-room tech startup has helped millions pay for college and access unprecedented opportunity. Gray, the son of a single working mother who had him at age fourteen, grew up in deep poverty in Birmingham, Alabama. An academic star, he had every qualification for attending a top college--except for the financial means. Desperate, Gray headed off the beaten path, searching online to apply for every scholarship he could find. His hustle resulted in awards of 1.3 million dollars and became his call to action to help other students win their own "schollys." It inspired him to start up Scholly, an app that matches college applicants with millions of dollars in outside scholarships that often go unclaimed. When he was a senior at Drexel University, he appeared on Shark Tank as CEO of Scholly. In the most heated fight in the show's history, the sharks challenged Gray as to whether his app was a charity or a profitable business. Both, he insisted, proposing a new paradigm for social entrepreneurship and netting deals from Lori Grenier and Daymond John. At the time Scholly's subscriber base was 90,000 users. Today the app has 4 million subscribers who have won scholarships totaling more than $100 million. Meanwhile, Gray--without help from the mostly all-white boy's club of Silicon Valley--has emerged as a tech startup superhero now tackling the crisis of student debt with innovative, unrivaled strategies. Gray's premise is that when you lead with the good--confronting issues such as poverty and racism--the money will follow. His story is proof that when you develop a mindset for success, you turn disadvantages into gold. And when you create opportunities for others, you enrich the marketplace for yourself too. Gray shows us, we can carve out new paths to better days and leave trails for others.
The Princeton Review: Paying for College 2025
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A SMARTER WAY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. Take control of your financial aid experience with this essential guide--the only annual guidebook with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA aid forms! Includes guidance for how to handle the redesigned FAFSA delays. Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter your circumstances--and with the latest changes to the FAFSA and its rocky rollout, it's never been more intimidating. With line-by-line instructions for filling out the FAFSA and consumer-friendly advice to minimize college costs, Paying for College helps you take control of your experience and: * Maximize your financial aid eligibility * Explore long- and short-term strategies to reduce college costs and avoid expensive mistakes * Complete every question on the FAFSA and CSS Profile aid applications to your best advantage * Compare aid offers and learn how to appeal them if necessary Get advice for handling the impact of the 2024-2025 "FAFSA Fiasco" "A first-rate guide through the financial aid maze." --Lynn Brenner, Newsday "Can save thousands in college bills." --John Wasik, Forbes
The C Students Guide to Scholarships
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Peterson's The "C" Student's Guide to Scholarships (Peterson's C Student's Guide to Scholarships)1st Edition Unlike most scholarship guides that are aimed only at the straight-A student, this guide shows that it is possible for average or even below-average students to win some of the millions of dollars in available scholarship awards. This is the essential guide to help you find scholarships when you are an average student. Author Felecia Hatcher has dedicated her life to motivating young people to look past their circumstances and their grades and get creative! As a "C" student herself in high school, Hatcher beat the odds and won over $100,000 in scholarships to attend college. She believes that you are an individual with unique talents! Being a "C" student doesn't mean you can't succeed in life! Inside this guide you'll find : Secrets and techniques needed to apply for hundreds and thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to compete with straight "A" students Insightful, resourceful information to help you achieve college and scholarship success Step-by-step guidance to turn hidden talents and unique strengths into cash for college Personal testimonials from "C" students who found their way to success Advice on requesting letters of recommendation and working with your recommenders Read Peterson's The "C" Students Guide to Scholarships (Peterson's C Students Guide to Scholarships) to learn how you can win scholarships for college, too!
Scholarships for Middle Class Students
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Are you from a middle class household and you want to win a scholarship to help with college expenses?Are you finding it impossible to find scholarships for college that are not based on financial need?Do you want to find merit-based scholarships?Are you wondering if scholarships exist for students living in a higher income household?Scholarships for Middle Class Students answers all of these questions and more Many believe scholarships are only available to students and families who have significant financial need. Often students from middle class families don't qualify for many of the need-based scholarships. However, they still can't afford college without a significant amount of student loans. This student loan debt can sometimes put them at a major disadvantage. In Scholarships for Middle Class Students, Marianne Ragins, $400,000 scholarship winner and popular workshop leader identifies scholarships, prizes, and awards you can earn even if you do not have financial need. From achievement and merit-based scholarships to significant monetary prizes you can win in contests, Scholarships for Middle Class Students can help you fund the college education of your dreams, minimize student loans, and reduce the potential strain on parent savings or retirement accounts.
The Underdog's Guide to Scholarships
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"Interested in college but not sure where to start? This book is an invaluable resource for students and families who feel like college is out of reach." - Elizabeth K. Gill, Assistant Dean for Career Development, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale UniversityYou've likely heard the standard advice on affording college: go to an in-state school, apply for lots of scholarships, graduate early. However, this assumes you can afford to enroll in college in the first place. For students from families earning under $70,000 a year, there's a better strategy.Despite coming from a low-income family and not doing great in high school, I still won over $50,000 a year in scholarships. How? By targeting schools with guaranteed financial aid for students like me. This book is my step-by-step system.Inside, you will:Discover the 75+ colleges that want students like you so much they guarantee full (or nearly full) scholarships for families earning under $70K.Learn how to position yourself as the ideal applicant to get those life-changing scholarships.Uncover tactics star students use to ace classes while still having a social life.Choose the extracurriculars and essay angles that best highlight your unique experiences, talents, andpotential.