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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3883179" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>I treated scholarship applications like a job and was an essay writing machine. My thought was the longer the essay required for application, the smaller the applicant pool I would have to compete with. I got a lot of school specific scholarship offers, but I ended up using the scholarship from the Oklahoma State Regents to fully pay for my degree from UCO. I had originally wanted to go to Tulane, but even with 55% of it paid for, my debt wouldve been far outside of my comfort zone just for an undergrad degree. </p><p></p><p>I do agree that starting with a career field they are really interested in and working backward from there to determine which school (college, trade, whatever) is a solid direction to go. Also, if going to a university, try to meet some of the staff and ask if they have been in the industry their classes are associated with. UCO's business college at the time had ton's of professors with lots of actual career experience in a broad range of industries and they provided really solid advice and recommendation letters if you busted your hump in their classes. I treated college as much like a professional networking opportunity to try and get my foot in the door somewhere as I did just getting a degree. I don't really use my employment law degree at all and never have other than knowing when to shut my mouth, but it did allow me to apply for jobs that I couldnt have if I had no degree at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3883179, member: 35603"] I treated scholarship applications like a job and was an essay writing machine. My thought was the longer the essay required for application, the smaller the applicant pool I would have to compete with. I got a lot of school specific scholarship offers, but I ended up using the scholarship from the Oklahoma State Regents to fully pay for my degree from UCO. I had originally wanted to go to Tulane, but even with 55% of it paid for, my debt wouldve been far outside of my comfort zone just for an undergrad degree. I do agree that starting with a career field they are really interested in and working backward from there to determine which school (college, trade, whatever) is a solid direction to go. Also, if going to a university, try to meet some of the staff and ask if they have been in the industry their classes are associated with. UCO's business college at the time had ton's of professors with lots of actual career experience in a broad range of industries and they provided really solid advice and recommendation letters if you busted your hump in their classes. I treated college as much like a professional networking opportunity to try and get my foot in the door somewhere as I did just getting a degree. I don't really use my employment law degree at all and never have other than knowing when to shut my mouth, but it did allow me to apply for jobs that I couldnt have if I had no degree at all. [/QUOTE]
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