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Who Wins College Scholarships? Sallie Data Shows Early, High-Volume Applicants

Sallie surveyed 511 U.S. scholarship applicants (both students who won at least one award and students who applied but never won) and published the results as The Scholarship Winner Playbook. The findings point to a short list of behaviors that consistently showed up among winners: starting early, applying in volume, getting essays reviewed, and reapplying after rejections. It’s a useful data set for anyone working through how to find college scholarships right now.

The headline numbers: 63% of winners started applying during high school or earlier, about 1 in 3 winners (34%) collected 3 or…

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