SLI’s TIPS
NOTE: We took the Summer off from posting tips during our USB Campaign! I won’t always send emails reminding you about the tips (now bi-monthly, not weekly), SO CHECK THIS PAGE WEEKLY OR AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH for updates we periodically post! Bookmark this page for your monthly tips. You can actually win 6-figures, land your dream career, or avoid making huge life-long mistakes, just from some of these tips! Access will expire on the date your SLI Monthly Scholarship Membership enrollment expires (see the bottom of this page for more clarification). Also, don’t forget to check out the priceless monthly Q&As (https://scholarshipleadershipinstitute.com/monthly-qas/). If you are a paid-up Monthly Member, after 8-months you get access to all the past Tips of the Week (…and Q&A replays), including those you may have missed from Tip #1! If you get to a site that no longer works or accurately reflects my intent, please let me know so I can update it. Things change, so I need to make sure I keep up as they do. Your help is appreciated.
Tip #110 – There are a lot of colleges that offer full-ride scholarships! Don’t overlook them, especially if your choices for schools aren’t offering any big scholarships! Keep checking schools that you are willing to consider to see what they offer. Some of you are already qualified for their full-ride scholarships, but you don’t know what you don’t know! As I said below, you are not alone, so if you get stuck, email me or join our live monthly call! Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #109 – Don’t forget to search for Scholarships by month (December example)! There are scholarships for middle schoolers through college students on sites like these! Research them each month and apply! This isn’t rocket science y’all! You are not alone, so if you get stuck, email me or join our live monthly call! Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #108 – How to get Scholarships in High School! It’s like they took a lot of this from the Membership course you are currently enrolled in. SLI is like a Jeannie in a bottle. Try rubbing the bottle to find your success in finding and winning scholarships! Do some of the things in the article. It REALLY works, if you try it! Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #107 – Top 20 Scholarships to Apply for this Summer! While there are a zillion scholarships to apply for, this is a great place to get started for this Summer! We are going to give an iPad away this Summer in a contest, so get your student ready by practicing with this list! Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #106 – How to tell when a scholarship is a scam? This question was asked a couple of times recently, so I’m making it a tip and the topic for tonight’s live Q&A Call! I found it online and decided to share it with you.
LEGITIMATE SCHOLARSHIPS:
- Require essays or at least a few short-answer responses
- Require additional support such as transcripts, SAT/ACT scores and recommendation letters
- Most have minimum G.P.A requirements – though there are some exceptions to this
- Are rewarded once or twice per year
SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE MOST LIKELY A SCAM:
- One 100 characters or less for your ‘essay’
- Commonly use the term ‘sweepstakes’, ‘drawing’, or ‘random selection’
- Have zero requirements aside from entering your basic information
- Ask for your social security number (FAFSA [a government site] is the only legitimate site that should ask for this)
- Are rewarded weekly or monthly
Tip #105 – How to Find Local Scholarships in Your Own Backyard: I could have written this article and most of you have heard me talk about this! “While a student’s first instinct may be to aim for high-dollar, national college scholarships, experts say this may turn him or her into a “little fish in a big pond.” Instead, local scholarships may often offer less competition and a greater chance for success.” Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #104 – How to Save on College Application Fees: Many of our students apply to 20 colleges and more! Deciding what college to go to is tough, so I understand the urge to apply to them all! This site will give you advice on how to save or avoid paying those fees! Click here to access this awesome site!
Tip #103 – Number2.com! Deciding what college to go to, what major to start with, and what career to go into is difficult, but first you need to prep for college. Regardless of whether you have started studying for the ACT test or SAT exam or even applied for a college, our guides to help you choose the right career path and educational opportunities to get you there. Click here to access this awesome site: https://number2.com
Tip #102 – Treat “Winning Scholarships & College Prep” better than your “Physical Therapy” practices! Get inspired today by using this video to help you get better! This is a private 13-min monthly live video call from SLI’s client’s vault (Aug 2017) where nobody showed up! Success leaves clues! Watch the old Q&As to learn from lessons I taught students who came before you! Middle School thru College-age students are missing out on money to pay for college! Help me stop the madness by setting examples. Watch this 13-min video then get refocused! Enjoy and don’t get in your feelings as you watch this clip: https://vimeo.com/268724567/db37d7e518
Tip #101 – Some School Scholarships are Automatic! Make sure you do a google search for your State’s Academic Merit Scholarships! There is a treasure trove of automatic scholarships based on your kid’s portfolio. Google “Academic Merit Scholarships” “Enter Your State” “filetype:pdf” (Put quotes around “Academic Merit Scholarships). The following link shows some of these automatic scholarships for several Texas schools: https://www.pfisd.net/cms/lib/TX01001527/Centricity/Domain/216/Academic%20Merit%20Scholarships%20-%20%20Texas.pdf
I went on to find the following link to ALL of the Texas Colleges/Universities. There you can see in many instances EXACTLY what scores are needed to get FREE money from the school based on what your student ALREADY qualifies for. My son went to Prairie View A&M. Check out their link to see exactly what scores he needed to get one of their merit scholarships! Then try it with your State of choice. If you are in another state, most of their schools have automatic scholarships! Look them up! Here is the list for Texas Schools: https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/education/msp/schools/list/
Tip #100 – School Scholarships are a great way to help pay for college! Make sure you search the sites of the school(s) you are interested in for myriad great opportunities. I graduated from Southern University and there were always many scholarships from $500 to full tuition & fees. Check out the example about the opportunities at Southern University in Spring 2022 at the following link, then find the scholarships at the school you are interested in! https://foundation.sus.edu/southern-university-system-foundation-scholarships/
Tip #99 – Holiday Scholarship Search Tips: This is a GREAT time to add scholarships to your scholarship spreadsheet. Use this short 12-min video to help you navigate the myriad scholarships online to find the best ones for you. Make sure you watch the entire 12-min. I assure you there is something for you in this video! I pray you all enjoy this holiday season! Covid has no power over us! Let’s Goooooo! Good luck!
Tip #98 – EFC Helpful Links: The Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) is NOT rocket science! But you have to do your homework to understand it and determine your eligibility. The following links will help you with that. The 4th link will help you do a quick estimate if you want to verify the accuracy of what the FAFSA calculated. Good luck!
2. https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements
3. https://ncassist.cfnc.org/ncassistInfo/pell-grant-eligibility
Tip #97 – FAFSA Trips & Tricks: While scholarships are competitive, saving big money by completing your FAFSA properly can keep $20k, $40k, $60, or more from your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC), especially in households earning 6-figures and more! You don’t want to miss the October live Scholarship TV monthly call! As always, if you want to send questions in early via email to me, please do so! Click here to learn more.
Tip #96 – Scholar Trips: ScholarTrip is a student travel company offering flight deals and discounts for college students and travelers under the age of 26. From our HQ in Dallas, we negotiate special airfares on the world’s biggest and best airlines. Learn more below: Click here to learn more.
Tip #95 – What Happens if You Back Out from “Early Decision” Acceptance: This option is usually for families who plan to send their student to a certain school NO MATTER WHAT, if they get accepted. Your chances of getting accepted are increased, but the consequence of not accepting an offer, if your early decision comes through, can be damaging. Learn more below: Click here to learn more.
Tip #94 – Priority Deadline: This term has confused a lot of people when trying to increase their chance of getting into the college of their choice. Like “Early Access”, there are opportunities for those who chose to meet a Priority Deadline when applying for their top college choice. Click here to learn more.
Tip #93 – SLI Essay Review Program: This program is one that can help anyone, regardless of age, write better essays! This is a course our 1-on-1 clients took as they worked with my staff to write better essays! Make time to go thru all 3 short modules and ALWAYS have someone check your essays! Click here to access the course.
Tip #92 – Middle School 5 Steps to Academic Success: This is Video 3 of 4 from our Middle School Tips Series. It is this module that serves as the bridge from prepping your kids for both Middle School and Scholarship success!!!
Tip #91 – LARGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO APPLY FOR NOW – These are some of the big scholarships a lot of smart families are applying for as I type! Why not join them? If you are eligible, start applying for some now. If not yet, put them in your spreadsheet for later! You can’t win a scholarship, if you won’t swing the bat! Excuses are like armpits, everyone has a pair and they stink! Apply for a scholarship ASAP….then do it again! (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #90 – MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT TIPS (Video #1 of 4) – Starting Middle School can be challenging. As parents, we need to do all we can to help our students navigate this impressionable experience. (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #89 – CAN I WIN SCHOLARSHIPS RIGHT NOW FOR THIS SEMESTER? – I wish I could get a dime for every time I get this questions throughout the year! So I decided this tip will give you an example of how I would answer that question in August. This type info is available throughout the year if you use our techniques to find $$$! Also, read the article at the bottom about the pros and cons of applying for these quick easy scholarships. This is not my preferred way to attack scholarship search, but it works and some of you will win the scholarship! Remember to use another email if you feel they are lottery scholarships. (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #88 – NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS – JOHNSON & JOHNSON – This is a great resource for future or current nursing students! (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #87 – 2021 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT DON’T REQUIRE PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCY – This is 102 pages of scholarships that can help everyone who ever enrolled in our SLI courses. (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #86 – The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) – Take time to make sure your student understands the ins and outs of what they want to do for a career (even college students), then discuss the pros and cons! I’ll be covering this more during the Summer so your kids can avoid changing their minds later after investing your money and their time in a career they really didn’t want in the first place. The OOH is a publication of the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings, and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States. (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #85 – Student Scholarship Site (great source) – In order to receive information about new scholarships that become available throughout the year you should Register for a Free Account. It’s Fast, easy and good for students of all ages. This is way more than just a scholarship site! (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #84 – Learn How to Weaponize Your Gifts to Big Scholarship Wins – I wrote this book after realizing the value of always hyping your “superpower”. Some of you stand out in certain areas, like with animals, charities, inventions, talents, etc. Why not earn scholarships because of it!!! (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #83 – Christmas Webinar – I had a weakness and taught like crazy during this webinar. Then I left it on my free Membership Page. So people got a treat starting about 5-min into this video. It’s so good, I’m making it a Tip of the Week! So middle school thru graduate students/parents, check this out!!! (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #82 – How Much Does College Cost – I’m so tired of families saying they experienced “sticker shock” after discovering how much their kid’s college will cost! It’s not sneaking up on us. But if you really don’t know how much it will cost for your kid to go to college, start here with this site and then let’s get busy finding money so it won’t matter to you!!! Make time to check out this lesson by me and join me for an upcoming Q&A call or email me if you have questions. (Click Here to Learn More)
Tip #81 – Key Strategies to Reduce Your EFC – When completing the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you end up calculating your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). There are things you can do years before your student goes off to college or each year up until graduation. This 30-min video will help some of you save or make big money by understanding how to navigate this murky area of financial aid. While I’m not an expert in this area, I know enough to help you avoid avoidable mistakes. So make time to check out this critical video and join me for an upcoming Q&A call or email me if you have questions. Click Here (30-min video)
Tip #80 – Newcomer Reality Check – SLI’s Membership works IF YOU WORK IT! Is it perfect? Not even close! Could the Material be packaged a little better? You bet! But we share information throughout the course that will help students get into college. Some of them will graduate college debt-free. But a few will earn overpayments and get paid to go to college! Don’t waste this opportunity to fund your student’s college education. Listen and get to work!: Click Here (17-min video)
Tip #77 – HomeSchooling for College Credits – Resourceful High School Planning Tool by a founder who has been helping homeschool kids for over 25-years. Enjoy! Click here to access this planning site
Tip #76 – Treat Scholarship Like a Part-Time Job – We are working on finalizing the edits on several videos as a part of our growing book library. This book inspires your family to treat scholarship search as a part-time job. The actual book will be coming, but won’t be found outside our Membership like the books on Amazon! Watch or listen to this 22-min video book TODAY! Enjoy! Click image below to access this video e-book
KEEP CHECKING THIS PAGE
Hey guys, I leave these tips throughout the month! Once I post the new tip, I’m going to move the previous tips to a master list that is only available to those who are paid in full or have been with us for 8-months. If you have access to the Master Tips list in the menu, you will continue to do so as long as you are still a paid member! You should copy these weekly tips into a document so you can review them periodically while still enrolled in the membership. This is my way of encouraging you to at least check into the site twice a month! Keep up with the tips b/c I won’t send them out again, ok?
Note: Some tips will be videos, books, websites, etc. But every tip will provide information like this to you to act on. The scholarships won’t win themselves, so do your part by watching the Modules, then doing the work. There is way more to winning scholarships than just finding a list of them to apply for. We will continue to teach you the big picture, success strategies and so much more! Watch the video below (If you haven’t done so yet) then review the benefits below based on your current enrollment in the Scholarship Academy!
Why Stay With The SLI Monthly Scholarship Membership
After 8-months in this program, you may have all you need to go out on your own, but I’m going to do all I can to get you to stay with me. So consider the following benefits of staying with Major Betz and the SLI Team:
1. You have a scholarship and college prep advisor (Major Betz and his SLI team) on retainer with access to a monthly Q&A call and the ability to submit questions and get prioritized answers during the Q&A call.
2. You have access to our growing vault of great information on a monthly basis (we are about to infuse it with select products from our actual 1-on-1 course)!
3. As a parent, you will always be one month away from getting the answers you are seeking pertaining to your student!
4. If you pay/paid for the entire 3-Yr Membership program, you will have access to the Tips of the Month Master Pages and EVERYTHING in our scholarship portal. If you want to pay for a full 3-yr membership, we will save you 66%! Just ask us how!
5. However, after 12-months in the monthly program, you will have access to EVERYTHING in the portal as long as you are a member. It pays to stick with us over an extended period until your student earns all the scholarships they need or gets into the school of their choice with college paid for!
6. Even if you fall short of your goal, you will learn/earn more working with us than you would without us! We have no doubt your months utilizing the SLI Monthly Membership will enhance your knowledge on both college prep and the scholarship acquisition process!