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• Carlynn gives her backstory, and she explains how she became the Scholarship Guru
• What is an external scholarship?
• What are the best websites to search for scholarships?
• Carlynn tells us how often a student should update their scholarship profile, and she gives us a few great tips for having a successful scholarship profile
• Carlynn gives some guidance to the person who is frustrated because they feel like the scholarships they are looking at are only for under-resourced students
• Carlynn gives advice for students who are struggling with the discipline of applying for scholarships
• Carlynn tells us how many scholarships she believes students should apply to.
• Carlynn talks about where someone should start doing scholarship research.
• Carlynn talks about professional associations and Community Foundations and she tells our listeners what Community Foundations are?
• Mark asks Carlynn if she tells her clients to focus on local scholarships.
• Carlynn discusses why students should prioritize local scholarship
• Carlynn discusses winning credit union scholarships
• Carlynn discusses how to use Google to search for scholarships
• Carlynn discusses winning scholarships that you find from your local high school
• Carlynn discusses winning scholarships from other high schools in the area
• Carlynn discusses libraries and local newspapers as sources for scholarships
• Carlynn discusses how college students should use their email newsletters from their Department
• Carlynn tells us when students should start looking for scholarships
• Carlynn shares one of the biggest mistakes she sees students make
• Carlynn shares what she would do differently now that she knows what she knows
• Carlynn tells us what scholars hip committees are and what they look for
• Carlynn gives us an excellent tip for finding scholarships on Google
• Carlynn gives us multiple tips for the essay writing part of the application
• Carlynn shares advice about self-assessing if you are a good candidate for a scholarship
• Carlynn gives us many different tips when it comes to getting reference letters, aka letters of recommendation
• Carlynn defines scholarship displacement, and she shares some tips to help students avoid getting their scholarship displaced
• Carlynn talks about whether a student needs to be involved in service and philanthropy
• Carlynn talks about sweepstakes scholarships
• Mark shares what I like about bold.org and goingmerry.com for searching for scholarships
• Carlynn shares her thoughts on Scholly
• Carlynn shares her tips for staying organized
• Carlynn talks about some of the resources that she has on her website that can help students, and she shares her website with us
• Carlynn talks about what she covers in the book she wrote, Scholarship Algorithm
• Carlynn shares the other services she offers
• Carlynn shares her tips for handling rejection
• Carlynn tells us how many scholarships she applied for
• Carlynn talks about whether the scholarship interview
• Mark shares the success rate my students have had
• Carlynn shares any tips she has for students in college who are applying for scholarships
• Carlynn talks about how vital GPA and test scores are for scholarships
• Mark asks Carlynn what success she has seen with workplace scholarships, scholarships for businesses you are affiliated with, and scholarships for students with health conditions
• Carlynn shares some more great resources for us, especially for the person with health conditions
• Carlynn goes on the hot seat

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