Students wanting to attend college can look for scholarships to fund their education. There are many legitimate scholarships available; however, many scholarship offers deceive individuals into sharing personal information or sending them money. Allen Grove writes a good article on avoiding such scams on About.com. Titled "Scholarship Scams: 10 Signs that a Scholarship Isn't Legitimate" it emphasizes the importance of not sharing credit card information, sending money, giving personal information, and believing claims that sound too good to be true. In most cases they really are too good to be true. Avoid clicking on those links.
I liked this article, because it calls on individuals to be critical thinkers and develop their information-literacy skills. Remember to evaluate the information you find. Increasing its own credibility, the article identifies an author with a link to his credentials. The easy road may consist of accepting information uncritically in life. Be careful of taking that road. Who knows where it may lead you.
Are you still baffled about how to find real scholarships? It will require some work and searching, but the article listed at least four websites worth looking at in order to find potentially applicable scholarships.
I liked this article, because it calls on individuals to be critical thinkers and develop their information-literacy skills. Remember to evaluate the information you find. Increasing its own credibility, the article identifies an author with a link to his credentials. The easy road may consist of accepting information uncritically in life. Be careful of taking that road. Who knows where it may lead you.
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