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Welcome to today's bonus

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episode . Today , I

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will be sharing a scholarship strategy

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that one of our guests , the College Funding

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Queen , shared with us on episode

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52 . I

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will share my personal tip on

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how to find scholarships available within

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your community , and I will also

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be sharing a scholarship opportunity

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for travel credit or

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vouchers to travel back home

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from college . So make sure you

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stay with us until the end . Our

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first scholarship strategy that was shared

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to us by the college funding queen

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. She was a guest on episode number 52

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. She shared with us how to use

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a more strategic approach to

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finding scholarships . You see , it's

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not just about listing and sharing with

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you various websites . It's

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about teaching you how to

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fish so you can reel

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in as many opportunities as

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possible . So are you ready for

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this tip ? Okay , let's dive

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right in . Many

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families often make the mistake

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of only searching for scholarships tailored

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to high school seniors or juniors

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. They'll go on Google and they'll type

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in scholarships for high school seniors

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. But here's the thing . Everyone's

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doing it . Everybody's typing

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the exact same thing . So

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how do you stand out from the crowd ? First

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off , don't just settle for the first

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page of search results . That's where

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everyone goes . Instead

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, try digging deeper

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, maybe even to the

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seventh page . That's where you

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might find hidden gems

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and scholarships that are often

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overlooked . Secondly

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, be specific in your

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search . Don't just type high

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school college scholarships . Get personal

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, use what Abby Sola , our

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guest , calls the profile

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stacking method . Think

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about your unique qualities , interests

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and goals . For example

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, instead of a generic search

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, try something like African-American

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women studying policy on

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the East Coast . By narrowing down

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your search criteria , you're more

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likely to find scholarships tailored

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to you

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, like the

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Bill Gates Foundation or the Ronald

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McDonald Scholarship , but you'll

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discover lesser known

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opportunities that suit you perfectly

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. Remember , it's not about finding

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any resource . It's about finding

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the right resource for you

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. So next time you're

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on the hunt for scholarships , think strategically

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. Think about how you can

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cast your net wider

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and reel in those hidden

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treasures . If you want

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to listen to more of the tips that Abby

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Sola shared with us about scholarship

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college funding , fafsa , make

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sure you check out episode number

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52 . Okay , this

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next tip I'm going to be sharing with you is

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my own personal experience about finding

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local scholarships

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within your own community . Two

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places that I would recommend , first

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and foremost , your local bank . Community

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. Two places that I would recommend . First and foremost , your local bank . Ask your parents

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or if you already have a bank account . Go to your local bank and

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ask them if they provide scholarships

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for high school students or

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college students . You might

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find an opportunity there . The second

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place , and this is a little bit more of a wider net

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go to your chamber of commerce

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. Go to your local chamber of commerce and ask

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them if they know of any scholarship

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opportunities within the community

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or the organizations that they work

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with or businesses that

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they might know that offer scholarships

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to the local community

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. So what does this mean ? So

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doing this , you're actually

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going directly with a community

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resource that's probably going to

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have maybe even less applicants than

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your general Google search . So

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make sure you check out your local community

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and next time when

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someone asks you or your parent

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what you plan to major in or what

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do you want to be for the rest of your life

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which , by the way , that's such a loaded question

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when you're still trying to discover yourself

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Just take a deep breath and

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let them know that you're still exploring your options

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and interests . But what you

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really are looking for right now , and maybe

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they can help you with , is by sharing

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any scholarship opportunities that

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they may know of or come

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across . That will be a great way

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to turn the conversation around

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and let them know how they

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can better help you to reach your

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career goals . Okay , so that

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brings me to my scholarship shout out of

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the day . This scholarship opportunity

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was shared with me by one

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of our listeners and recipient

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of this scholarship award . Thank

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you , andy , for sharing this scholarship with

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me and allowing me to share

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it with our community . This scholarship

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is the Hispanic Association of

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Colleges and Universities , in

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partnership with Southwest

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Airlines . They present their 20th

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Annual Lanzate

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or Take Off Higher Education

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Travel Award Program . This

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scholarship is designed to support students

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in their academic journey by providing round-trip

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flights if you are attending

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a college 200 miles

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or more away from home . If

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you think this is another scholarship that

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is only for students with high academic

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profiles , think again . Eligibility

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requirements are as following Students

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must be currently enrolled

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in a college or university at least

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200 miles away from their designated

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home . They must also maintain

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good academic standing , with a minimum

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GPA of 2.5 , and

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be at least 18 years of age

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or older . And , of course , all

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federal air travel regulations must be followed

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. The applications are now

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open and it's only open

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until April 26

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. Let me repeat that it's

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only open until April 26

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. Did you jot that down ? Because

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that's only what maybe two weeks away

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. So please make sure you take advantage

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of this opportunity . I encourage all

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eligible students to apply . To

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be eligible , you must be enrolled in

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a college or university located at least 200

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miles away from your home . Applicants

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must meet the mentioned requirements and

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submit the necessary essay as

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part of their application . If

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selected , students will receive round-trip

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tickets on southwest airlines to travel

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between their home and college or university

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. This is a fantastic opportunity

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, my friends , to ease the financial

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burden of travel for all of you

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trying to pursue higher education . Selected

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students will receive four round-trip

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tickets to use for their travel

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needs . Remember the deadline

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for applications is April 26

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, 2024 at 11.59

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pm , central Standard

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Time . Incomplete or late applicants

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will not be considered , so make sure you

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submit everything on time . As

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part of the application process , students will

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need to write personal essays

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addressing specific questions . These

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essays should highlight socioeconomic

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needs and may be written in Spanish

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, with an English translation provided

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. Apply now and spread the word

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to fellow students who may benefit from this

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program . I will have the direct link

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on our show notes . All right , my friend

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. Well , before we end today's episode , I

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want to extend a special invitation

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to all of our listeners . If you know

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of any scholarship opportunity that you

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think would benefit our community , I'd love

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to hear from you . Whether it's a scholarship

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tailored to a specific field , community

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or interest , your contribution could

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make a huge difference in someone's educational

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journey . So if you have any scholarship

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opportunities in mind , please don't hesitate

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to reach out to me . You can connect

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and reach out to me via social

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media , on either of my two favorite

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places , which is Instagram or

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LinkedIn , or you can also send me an email

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to info at collegecareerreadyorg

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. Your input is invaluable

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and by sharing these opportunities , we

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can help each of our students' educational

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goals . Thank you for being part of our community

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and I look forward to hearing from you soon . That's

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all for today . Until next time , stay

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well , be present and enjoy the journey

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. I'll talk to you next week .