Comments on: How I won $100,000+ in college scholarships http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Student loans and financial aid: How to save $23,000 | I Will Teach You To Be Rich http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-122785 Student loans and financial aid: How to save $23,000 | I Will Teach You To Be Rich Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:06:49 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-122785 [...] Here’s my 10-second background so you know where I’m coming from: I grew up in a middle-class family with immigrant parents and 3 other siblings, got into Stanford (where I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies), and secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships. [...] [...] Here’s my 10-second background so you know where I’m coming from: I grew up in a middle-class family with immigrant parents and 3 other siblings, got into Stanford (where I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies), and secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships. [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-62294 Rachel Wed, 21 May 2008 01:16:59 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-62294 One great thing that you make clear in your blog is that you are very engaged and without hesitation, go the extra mile to provide resources. While other bloggers are whining, you are doing. It's a great read and I only wish I learned about it earlier (how about before the napkin contest). Awesome job, Ramit. Rachel One great thing that you make clear in your blog is that you are very engaged and without hesitation, go the extra mile to provide resources. While other bloggers are whining, you are doing. It’s a great read and I only wish I learned about it earlier (how about before the napkin contest).

Awesome job, Ramit.

Rachel

]]> By: thegabbychan http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-59038 thegabbychan Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:50:47 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-59038 This is super awesome advice. I should apply for more scholarships before it's too late. i grad from high school May 23, and I'm supposed to start college in the fall. I'm really going to try to apply to more scholarships outside of web-based scholarships--as you mentioned fast web is horrible! And you are very correct, no ever wins those. I'm only going to apply to two more on fast web then I'm done. Also, I attend a magnet school so my school doesn't offer scholarships to students unless they are in magnet, ROTC, or band. Our counselors are not really there to help students look for scholarships--hence, our career advisor send all students to fast-web, which is basically false hope. I really don't know where to start because I can't really go to other high schools--there's only two other schools and they both use fast web as a primary source for scholarships. I'm really running out of ideas. This is super awesome advice. I should apply for more scholarships before it’s too late. i grad from high school May 23, and I’m supposed to start college in the fall. I’m really going to try to apply to more scholarships outside of web-based scholarships–as you mentioned fast web is horrible! And you are very correct, no ever wins those. I’m only going to apply to two more on fast web then I’m done. Also, I attend a magnet school so my school doesn’t offer scholarships to students unless they are in magnet, ROTC, or band. Our counselors are not really there to help students look for scholarships–hence, our career advisor send all students to fast-web, which is basically false hope. I really don’t know where to start because I can’t really go to other high schools–there’s only two other schools and they both use fast web as a primary source for scholarships. I’m really running out of ideas.

]]> By: Getting Ahead in College | Green Panda Treehouse http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-55582 Getting Ahead in College | Green Panda Treehouse Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:04:21 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-55582 [...] out Ramit’s Guide: Here’s a guide that can help you find many scholarships that go [...] [...] out Ramit’s Guide: Here’s a guide that can help you find many scholarships that go [...]

]]> By: paulee http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-53906 paulee Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:51:41 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-53906 I agree much with what Ramit has to say sans the FastWeb comment. Although I agree that it can be somewhat harder to win with FastWeb, the same sentiment can be applied to it as regular "offline" scholarships: no one applies! I only applied to 6 scholarships via FastWeb post H.S. graduation and I won 2. I won a $1K from BestBuy and then I won another from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which actually turned out to meet "all unmet financial need." In other words, a full ride! It was called the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Sure, one could say I was lucky and randomly fortunate but when it comes to being rich, you just can't rule out any possibilities. I agree much with what Ramit has to say sans the FastWeb comment. Although I agree that it can be somewhat harder to win with FastWeb, the same sentiment can be applied to it as regular “offline” scholarships: no one applies! I only applied to 6 scholarships via FastWeb post H.S. graduation and I won 2. I won a $1K from BestBuy and then I won another from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which actually turned out to meet “all unmet financial need.” In other words, a full ride! It was called the Gates Millennium Scholars Program.

Sure, one could say I was lucky and randomly fortunate but when it comes to being rich, you just can’t rule out any possibilities.

]]> By: jimbo http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-53841 jimbo Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:51:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-53841 Great advices. However I do not live in USA. Any ideas or advices how to get some scholarships internationally? Great advices.
However I do not live in USA.
Any ideas or advices how to get some scholarships internationally?

]]> By: Thanks For Kicking My Butt and Inspiring Me http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-43812 Thanks For Kicking My Butt and Inspiring Me Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-43812 [...] I Will Teach You To Be Reach - You have to love fellow entrepreneurs… [...] [...] I Will Teach You To Be Reach – You have to love fellow entrepreneurs… [...]

]]> By: Top 5 Things College Students Can Do To Graduate With Less Debt | ChrisSundberg.com http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-42468 Top 5 Things College Students Can Do To Graduate With Less Debt | ChrisSundberg.com Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:44:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-42468 [...] Also, it’s not that difficult. There’s no interest and no payback on these. Solid Gold. Ramit Sethi does a nice job of harping on this [...] [...] Also, it’s not that difficult. There’s no interest and no payback on these. Solid Gold. Ramit Sethi does a nice job of harping on this [...]

]]> By: PT http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-40725 PT Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:32:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-40725 Great post. I will send to my little sis. She's only in 7th grade, but this post I suspect will be valuable to her a couple of years from now. Great post. I will send to my little sis. She’s only in 7th grade, but this post I suspect will be valuable to her a couple of years from now.

]]> By: frank http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp/#comment-40356 frank Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:05:31 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwillteachyoutoberich-entrepreneurship-boot-camp#comment-40356 looking back, i wish i applied to more scholarships in college. i think i applied to one or two and didn't get anything. :oP i remember once a friend was talking about applying to one but said it wasn't worth the effort cuz she didn't stand a chance anyway and i was like oh pshhh whatever, just apply anyway, and she ended up getting the scholarship. actually i think she's the one who told me about your site. totally unrelated, but yeah. looking back, i wish i applied to more scholarships in college. i think i applied to one or two and didn’t get anything. :o P i remember once a friend was talking about applying to one but said it wasn’t worth the effort cuz she didn’t stand a chance anyway and i was like oh pshhh whatever, just apply anyway, and she ended up getting the scholarship.
actually i think she’s the one who told me about your site. totally unrelated, but yeah.

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