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

Professional Writer Shares College Essay Advice, 5 Scholarship Opportunities, and Dave's Review of "Borrowed Future: How Student Loans Are Killing The American Dream"


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This week, I'm joined by Sam Severn. Sam is a 14-time #1 best-selling ghostwriter, book doctor, screenwriter, and writing coach. Mentored by Academy Award-winner Stewart Stern (Rebel Without A Cause), Sam served as a consultant for the #1 best-sellers Tears For My City and The Revved Life. He also served as a consultant for Robert Beatty’s #1 best-selling children’s novels Serafina and the Twisted Staff and Willa of the Wood, published by Disney Hyperion. Sam’s ghostwritten screenplay was awarded Best Adaptation at the Hollywood Book Festival. He's published more than 3,000 news stories and ghostwritten or consulted on 60 published books. Sam's written for rock magazines and pop culture websites, film reviews, and the blogs of #1 best-selling faith-based authors. A 7-time speaker at the Nashville Writers' Conference, and a huge undying Elvis fan, Sam's currently coaching three writers on completing their first novels, consulting on a courtroom thriller, and writing an epic Horror-Fantasy set in 1990s Seattle. Now, Sam is bringing his passion and talent for writing to work with students on their college essays!

To connect with Sam, go to SamSevern.com.

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At a 5% interest rate (good luck finding a student loan with that low of an interest rate), one year’s worth of interest on just a $5000 student loan comes to $250.00. For that same $250, you could buy a one-year Amazon Prime membership (so that you can watch "Borrowed Future: How Student Loans are Killing the American Dream"), AND get lifetime access for your entire family to the Scholarship GPS course, where I share what I learned to help my son earn over $95,000 in scholarships and to graduate college debt-free.

Perhaps you and your student are willing to start, but you aren’t sure how. The Scholarship GPS Course will get you and your student up to speed quickly. Here are just some of the highlights from the course:

How and where to find scholarships

  • How to prioritize the right scholarships

  • How to build a student’s Personal Narrative: The Key to Scholarship Success

  • How to respond to the most common scholarship essay topics

    Plus, throughout the fall, I will be adding lessons on some of the biggest scholarship opportunities for the Class of 2025 - scholarships that virtually every senior should apply for!

    The tools, tactics and strategies I share in the Scholarship GPS Course are the same ones I used to coach my own son to over $95,000 in scholarships, to coach Isabella to 14 scholarship wins, and to coach Talon to over $100,000 in scholarships!

    So, get started on your scholarship journey today! Click here, and use coupon code SAVE20 to get $20 off the regular price of the Scholarship GPS Course.

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    Links to learn more about this week's featured scholarships:

    $1000 Appily No-Essay Scholarship

    Preventing Accidents Scholarship

  • $1000 Innovation in Tax Policy Scholarship
  • $500 Innovation in Education Scholarship
  • $1000 DefensiveDriving.com Scholarship
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    To learn more about one-on-one scholarship coaching, please visit https://www.scholarshipgps.com/services One-on-one scholarship coaching services are available for the Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, and there is a waiting list for the Class of 2025.

     

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