RISE Scholarship Essay
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In around 750 words total, tell us:
1. ...about the financial courses you have completed. Emily’s suggestions: Reflect
on what you thought about the modules. What surprised you, what did you know
before, what did you learn?
2. Describe how you will be able to utilize the knowledge you learned from the
financial courses in your personal life. Emily’s suggestions: Opening a credit card
account, creating a budget to be more intentional about spending, creating a list of
needs vs wants, learn more about investing and saving, and etc,
3. Have you helped anyone else with what you learned in these valuable
financial courses? Emily’s Suggestions: If you have not, think about who you can
pass this information onto and what that conversation looks like.
4. Do you feel it will help you achieve your long-term financial goals?
Emily’s Suggestions: Elaborate on what financial goals you hope to achieve and how
this knowledge will help you.
Tips:
● Don’t focus on writing perfectly as you draft your responses. Type freely and
honestly and don’t focus on grammar and punctuation until you have typed
the main ideas out and then go back through and polish the response for
each question.
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Once you answer all of the above questions, remove the questions and add
transition statements to bring the essay together.
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Read the essay out loud to make sure it reads well and edit as needed before
uploading it to the scholarship portal page.
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