SCHOLARSHIPS is it worth my time to apply ?
With tuition costs rising every year , it ’ s surprising that one in five students don ’ t apply for any kind of grants or scholarships *.
The reasons vary , but many students don ’ t bother as they don ’ t see the benefit of spending so much of their time on scholarship applications when the chances of getting a scholarship are fairly uncertain .
Studies show that over 70 % of U . S . high school students are sleep deprived ** and many experience stress and fatigue . Besides the pressure to excel in academics and on standardized tests , high school students engage in extracurricular activities to increase chances of college acceptance . Many work and volunteer . With any extra time spent on college applications , for scholarship applications the costs seem to greatly outweigh the benefits .
Fortunately , some online tools and smartphone apps help lower time spent searching and applying for scholarships .
ScholarshipOwl automates the application process for offers found all over the web , matching scholarships to student profiles , filling the forms automatically with information supplied by applicants and notifying students of new and recurring scholarship matches .
Apply . ME is a scholarship matchmaking app , which lets students swipe right to apply to the right match and autocompletes the forms as well , making it easy for students to re-use their information and apply to scholarship matches . The Apply . ME app also helps students invest their time while on the go into their future .
Both ScholarshipOwl and Apply . ME cut the application time substantially , greatly increasing the payoff of scholarship applications .
* Source : https :// www . eab . com / daily-briefing / 2016 / 08 / 11 / 20-of-studentsdont-apply-for-any-student-aid ** Source : https :// sleepfoundation . org / sleep-news / insuffcient-sleepamong-high-school-students-associated-variety-health-risk-behaviors
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