I have a friend who’s a high school counselor and, despite how often I complain to her about poorly prepared high school students, still talks to me and seems to like me at least a small amount. Let’s call her “Counselor Buddy” from here on out. Counselor Buddy does a great job advising her students …
Scholarships: Community Service Optional? (Counselor Buddy!) Read More »
Happy Tuesday, estudiantes! I told you yesterday that I was holding back a really good comment from a gal named Jen who added her thoughts to my initial $10,000 Scholarships post. She has some good advice that’ll help you cut through the mountain of scholarship-related bullshit on the Internet, and I’ve chimed in throughout to …
Scholarships vs. Marketing & Scams: The Wisdom of Jen Read More »
Hello, amigos. Monday’s mailbag day around here (it is starting today, anyway), so we’re gonna get to your comments ASAP. Turns out I’ve got some extracurricular work to do this afternoon. I’m judging the Nebraska College Media Association awards in the advertising category, and I happened to pick up my judging packet and see that …
Scholarship Scams & Social Security Numbers (Monday Mailbag!) Read More »
Maria a une question concernant la vie étudiante en dehors des Etats-Unis, mais ça ne pose pas de problème, parce que, selon les mots immortels de Lil’ Wayne, “Nous, dans le monde entier, pouvons réussir!” J’ai une question concernant les domaines d’études en université. Mon cas est unique pour ce site parce que je ne …
Nothing quite gets the dander up around these parts like my post about how one’s high school GPA doesn’t matter as much as it used to in terms of getting scholarships. I get more hate mail about that post than my religion post and my hardships post combined. I’m only the messenger, and believe me, …
Scholarships vs. Student Loans: “Judge Josh” Barsch answers the question once and for all.
Some applicants have said they knew that my grandfather would approve of me if I gave them the scholarship (thanks, weirdo, but you have no idea if that’s true), and others even said they felt a spiritual connection to him beyond the grave (if so, then please ask him if he’s got a message for my grandma, who is still alive and I’m certain would love to hear from him!).
I’m still catching up with some of the comments left during the last few months of my pathetic absence from this site, and today I’m going to address one that’s come up multiple times. You may have seen references all over the Web to “scholarships” that seem to require very little of their applicants. Some …
Warning: I am not a handsome man. But I try hard (which, incidentally, guys, many times does make up for a lack of handsomeness), and I hope you’ll find the videos I post informative, if not titillating.
