Applying to scholarships is a lot like competing in a professional eating competition. Most people think that the way to compete in an eating competition is just to eat like you normally would – just with vastly larger amounts of food. […]
Hey awesome people! Great to see you here again. I don’t know how many of you read my last blog, “I Turned Beth Harmon’s Story into a Scholarship Essay.” And as I promised last time, I will go through the fictional […]
I know that I already work a blog about The Queen’s Gambit, but I still haven’t gotten over how amazing this Netflix series is. And to be completely honest, I think I’m suffering from some withdrawal symptoms from watching the series. […]
At my college graduation, the Center for Asian Studies organized a small reception and ceremony for all graduating students and their families. All graduating Asian Studies majors including myself also had a chance to present our senior projects or thesis. Despite […]
A few months ago, I was invited by Peking University, one of the top universities in China to deliver a workshop on how to win scholarships to study in the United States. I titled the workshop “How to Win over $200K […]
When I started my scholarship journey, I was only looking for a way to pay for college without getting into serious debt or dragging the rest of my family into financial turmoil. That’s all that I wanted. But 30 scholarships and […]
I’m at a loss for words. What a vibrant, colorful, and at times, a dizzying array of performances Shakira displayed at the 2020 Superbowl Half-Time Show. Jamming on the guitar, banging it out on the drums, immersed in the Arab-flavored rope […]
Hi there! As we talked about last time, I had a really memorable and interesting meeting with my state governor a few years back. And who would have thought a state governor would end up giving me such incredible career/scholarship advice?! […]
As a recipient of the Boren study abroad scholarship, I had an opportunity to visit Washington D.C. and have a private meeting with a congressional representative. And since I’m from Colorado, I had the chance to speak to Jared Polis, the […]
I’m going to start this blog by apologizing. I know this is probably getting a bit old now as I keep repeating myself. But do you remember how I wrote a blog post a while ago about how to customize your […]
