Customer Reviews

Scholarship Handbook 2011 (College Board Scholarship Handbook)

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I've been slowly looking through the Handbook a little each night to make sure I don't miss any scholarship opportunities. I like the way it is categorized so that I can immediately check out all of the categories that apply to my son.

A friend of mine used this Handbook for both of her daughters and was able to cover almost all of their college needs (tuition, fees and room and board). For her daughter that started college this year at a small private college in Florida, she only has to pay for books. Everything else was covered through scholarships. Hopefully, I'll have the same result.

This would be ideal for students who are already in college, not for incoming freshman. The scholarships were geared towards those students. Also, it would have been nice to see a section divided by majors or careers. I went to the library and checked out Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2011, and it was packed full of information and different sections which made it easier to narrow down all off those scholarships and other forms of financial aid. I was disappointed with this book.

This book is great if you are looking for scholarships awarded to the minority sector, or specific fields. It wasn't that helpful for general (generic) scholarships.

Unfortunately, this book was a waste of money. Honestly, I was better off sticking to online scholarship websites such as fastweb.com.