The Scholarship GPS Podcast: Your Directions to a Debt-Free College Degree

A Free College Planning App + 5 New Scholarships


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I recently spoke with Sam Bernstein, co-founder of Loper, a free mobile app designed to help students explore and discover their best educational opportunities after high school. The inspiration for Loper came out of the pandemic, where “life on pause” led to two college friends (Sam and his co-founder Eric) spending long nights discussing their shared passion: education. Fast forward two years and they quit their jobs to launch Loper, which has now helped nearly 200,000 students find best-fit opportunities after high school.

Since founding Loper Sam has spoken at nearly a dozen industry conferences, and he always loves the opportunity to present to both students and parents on college and career readiness. Sam lives in Chicago, loves to bike, and (so far) has kept up with his 2025 resolution to read more fiction.

In our conversation, Sam and I discussed:

  • How students can use the Loper app to discover their best fit college

  • How parents can use the app to help their student better manage the college planning process

  • How counselors can use Loper to help their students with the college process

  • And much more…

    To learn more about Loper, go to getloper.com or download the app for free.

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    Start your scholarship journey this summer with the Scholarship Summer Camp.

    Your student will learn the skills needed for scholarship success by applying for real scholarships, including a $35,000 scholarship capstone project!

    Every Monday through Thursday, a new, pre-recorded lesson will be released. On Thursday evenings, we will be live (but recorded for future viewing), discussing the week's lessons and taking Q&A.

    This online program provides both on-demand and live learning opportunities. Best of all your student will apply for real scholarships during the course of the camp! In fact, your student will apply for scholarships offering more than $40,000 in potential winnings!

    The Scholarship Summer Camp starts June 2, 2025, and runs for 6 weeks. Here’s an overview of what will be covered each week:

    Week 1: The Basics: The tools, documents, and resources you need for scholarship success.

    Week 2: Your Personal Narrative: Learn how to build your Personal Narrative, a key component for scholarship success.

    Week 3: Finding The Right Scholarships For You: Learn where to look and how to determine which scholarships are the best ones to apply for.

    Week 4: Why Do You Deserve To Win This Scholarship? (Apply for a Real Scholarship This Week!)

    Week 5: Topical Scholarships (Apply for Another Real Scholarship This Week!)

    Week 6: $35,000 Capstone Scholarship Project!

    The Scholarship Summer Camp is for high school students in the Classes of 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.

    Click here to register today: https://www.scholarshipgps.com/summercamp

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    This Week's Featured Scholarships:

    • $1000 Safe Driving Scholarship
    • $1000 Impact on the Community Scholarship
    • $1000 Altruism + All Good Deeds Scholarship
    • $1000 MyBioSource Inc. Scholarship for All Majors
    • $2000 TikTok vs. Instagram Scholarship
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