Earning $1000/hourFunding College Through Scholarships

Thousand Dollar Hour ~ www.thousanddollarhour.com

Hannah Rivard: Author, Speaker, Consultant

Overview

1. Mindset2. Timeline3. Finding

4. Choosing5. Applying

6. Tips & Tricks

Mindset: Determination

Scholarships will help fund college.Scholarships will fund

college.

Mindset: Time CommitmentScholarships are not extracurricularThey are the best-paying job you will ever

have!

$5000 = $10/hr $5000 = $1000/hr500 hrs 5 hrs

DO THE MATH!

Mindset: Career Goals Know why what you are doing

1. Is your heart passion2. Will change the world

You do not have to be in a “humanitarian” field

Any profession can be used to impact the world

Mindset: Career Goals

“Vocation is where our greatest passion meets the world’s greatest need.”~Frederick Buechner

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the

world needs is people who have come alive.”

~Howard Thurman

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger

meet.” ~Frederick Buechner

Timeline: Scheduling

Start: junior in high school

Deadlines: spring and fall

Continue: grad school and fellowships

Timeline: OrganizingWhat are you paying?Spreadsheet: Expenses

1. Tuition2. Room3. Meal plan4. Books, supplies, and equipment5. Fees6. Travel/vehicle expenses (for commuting or

visiting home)

Timeline: OrganizingWhat do you need?Spreadsheet: Scholarships

1. Name2. Deadline3. Amount4. Website5. Materials6. Progress

Timeline: OrganizingWho is helping you?Spreadsheet: References

1. Employment2. Academic3. Leadership4. Spiritual/religious5. Hobbies

Finding: OverviewZinch

Google

Other

Search

Engines

Time Commitment = Searching for a Job!

Finding: Search EnginesNames:

Scholarships.com, Fastweb.com, Schoolsoup.com

Constantly new ones – keep lookingForms:

Doing well is time consumingDoing badly is a waste of time

Finding: Search EnginesPros Cons

Many applicants

Unrelated

Mistakes

Time consuming

Obscure

Popular

Respected

Finding: Zinch

Search

engineDOUBLES YOUR

SCHOLARSHIPS!College connector

Social media

Finding: Google

Secret to

success

Involve-ments

Likes

Skills

RelatesWant

Won

Relatives

1. Search for:

2. Search for their synonyms

Finding: Google

Minnesota Legion, army, Vietnam War,

veteran, Cargill, mechanic

low-income family, scoliosis, left handed, curly hair, only child

African aid, traveler, study abroad

Evangelical Free Church, Christian, Protestant,

Hispanic, Republican, conservative

FFA, NRA, Sigma Tau Delta

4-H, bird calling, hunting, rock

climbing, reality TV

honors student, 3.5 GPA, private school

football, sports, linebacker,

quarterback

music, piano, violin, band, orchestra, 1st chair violin,

green, organic, conservationist

Choosing:Specific:

You are qualifiedGo for it!

Questionable:You are qualified (kind of-sort of)Consider it!

Generic:You are qualified (and so are 15,000 others)Skip it!

Applying: Essay

1. Obvious2. Comprehensive3. Perfect4. Applicable5. Unique

6. Philosophical7. Concise8. Persuasive9. Interesting10.Supported

You Must Be:

Applying: Honors/Activities

By…

You Do That…

1. Asks for honors/activities

2. Never gives enough room

3. Want it in a specific format

1. Keep track of them2. Use extra sheets3. Customize the

handout

1. Knowing every award, activity, honor, club position, leadership activity, and club involvement

2. Giving unofficial positions official names

The Application…

Frodo Baggins' University and High School Resume for Year XYZ Shire Conservation Scholarship    

ActivityNo. Yrs Involved Description or Special Awards/Honors Offices Held

COLLEGEAcademics      Shire University Honors Program 2 3.9+ GPA bracket  Dean's List, Highest Honors 2 In the 3.9--4.0 grade bracket  Communications Department Teaching Assistant 2 Manage homework, tutor students, create exams, grade homework, plan/run

events, organize instructional materials.  LeadershipEntrepreneur: Baggins Ring-Destruction Business (www.destroythering.com) 1 Designed website and blockbuster movie trilogy around my Rings of Power

destruction skills and accompanying community building Group LeaderMentor:       Fellowship of the Ring 1 Coached new group memebers in how to relate safely to Rings of Power   Honors Program 1 Mentored new student in Gandalf's Honors Program  Volunteer/Member      Rivendell Protectionist Club 2 Weekly meetings and bi-annual events and performances promoting ustainable use

of Rivendell resources  Other/short-term volunteering 2 Various organizations: Hobbit Happiness (teaching gardening to disadvantaged

Hobbits), Read with Bill (reading program with ponies and dwarves), etc.  Fine Arts Shire University Theatre/Performance: 2 3 showcases/plays/performances, 4 student films, 3 tech crews (spotlight,

costume, hair/makeup), 3 Word of Witness dramatized chapels, 2 improv skits, 1 dance, 1 music video Lead

Local On Camera Industry: 2 3 full-length feature films, 10 photo shoots, 8 training classes/workshops, 1 industrial, 5 voiceovers, 2 films (only 2 projects paid; rest were volunteer) Lead

AnimalsShire Sheepherding Youth of America 4 #3 youth sheep herder in the Shire, competing against 30+ students every year in

guiding 10 sheep through a maze while I was blindfolded at night  Nazgul-training clinic assistant and coordinator (Nazguls Naturally, Art of Nazguls)

3 Help keep clinics running smoothly, handing out paperwork, organizing lunch, cleaning up, etc.  

Invited Opportunities:       Middle Earth Sheep Expo   Invited to bring my sheep and give demonstrations Exhibitor Clinician   Asked to teach blindfolded sheep herding clinics Clinican Apprenticeships   Invited to apprentice with three international sheep trainers  Athletics/OtherMines of Moria Mining Expo 2   AttenderGardening, hiking, hallucinating 2    

PRE-COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL  Note: Because I was homeschooled my academic activities were often through outside programs.

    

Academics      National Merit Super-Shire Scholar Program Finalist 1    MEOS (Middle Earth Official Saviors) Awards (speech, projects, drama, animals)

10 80+ blue ribbons (local and state), 60+ (reserve) champions and honorable mentions  

Communication Arts: Interpretive Reading 5 9 Championship/Reserve Championships (including State), 1 State Honorable Mention Local, Regional, State

Communication Arts: Creative Writing 5 4 Championship/Reserve Championships Local, RegionalShire Area Scholars at Home 10 Participated in activities, meetings, field trips  "There and Back Again" Book Quizzing 2 International Tournament Team Champion (2x) Co-Captain  2 International Tournament Top 5 Quizzer (2x)  Fine ArtsWriting       Foundation for the Nazgul Breeders' and Exhibitors' Contest 1 National Champion   Sheep Herders International Essay Contest 5 National Champion  Photography       Photography, Shire County Fair 8 County Champion Photography, MEOS State Fair 4 Blue Ribbon Winner   Nazgul Photography Contest 3 National Reserve Champion  

Applying: Reference LettersChoose stand-out references by:

1. Making sure they’re good writers themselves2. Getting as “high-level” references as possible 3. Consolidating4. Giving them your information5. Giving them scholarship information6. Giving them specifics7. Giving them time

Applying: Deadlines

What is the deadline?Is it postmark or arrival?What if you miss it?

1. Do not give up2. Write an explanation3. Ask to submit

The Three Questions:

Tips & Tricks: Taxes

Tax-free money?Yes, if…

1. You are a degree candidate at an eligible educational institution

2. The money is used to pay “qualified education expenses”

No, if… 1. All those expenses are paid for2. You’re using the money for “non-qualified

education expenses”

Tips & Tricks: TaxesHow can taxes help?

Education credit1. Reduces the taxes you owe2. $2,500 American Opportunity Credit 3. $2,000 Lifetime Learning Credit

Tuition and fees deduction1. Reduces the income you’re paying taxes on2. $4,000 tax deduction per return

Only can claim one credit or deduction per student per year!

Overview

1. Mindset2. Timeline3. Finding

4. Choosing5. Applying

6. Tips & Tricks

The question is not, “Can I pay for college?”

The question is, instead, “Will I pay for college?”

Because it is possible.

© Hannah Rivard of Thousand Dollar Hourwww.thousanddollarhour.com

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