Private Scholarships Demystified: How to Find Them, Win Them, and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Private scholarships can feel overwhelming, confusing, and sometimes too good to be true. So how do families actually use them to lower the cost of college?
In this episode of The Ol’ College Try, Peg Keough sits down with Jocelyn Pearson, founder of The Scholarship System, to do a deep dive into the world of private (aka external) scholarships. Jocelyn shares how she personally earned six figures in scholarships—enough to graduate debt-free with overage checks—and how families today can create a repeatable strategy to do the same.
You’ll learn:
The difference between private scholarships…
The skinny
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