The Scholarship Shark Podcast | College Admissions & Financial Aid

This is part 2 of two-part mini-series. In last week's episode, I talked about what student activism is. In today's episode, I share a few scholarships for students who are activists or involved in their communities.

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Episode 153 
College Admissions Academy

Do you have a teen interested in student activism? In today's episode, I'm going to talk about the history of student activism. Why colleges welcome it and how your team can get involved.

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The Common App has added a special “Additional Information” optional essay about how COVID-19 has impacted you.  Should you write this extra essay? And if so, what should you talk about?

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Natural Disasters Cannot Stop You from Applying to College
Join College Admissions Essay Bootcamp

Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series on Tackling the Common App. Today I’m giving an overview of the Common App and the  Common App essay and next week the COVID-19 question that is appearing for the first time on the common app. If your student has not already started on their Common App essay, now is the time. 

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College Essay Bootcamp for Class of 2021
Common App Activities

This is our 150th episode! If you are new to our podcast, then this is a good episode to get started. In this episode, I talk about

1. About Pam
2. Core topics and themes in this podcast
3. Where to get started

Core Topics such as The Four Types of Financial Aid

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