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Scholarship notebook: plain notes for students and parents
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Longer notes on questions that come up when choosing and using scholarship platforms. Every fact is quoted from a platform's own pages, app store listing or review profile, with the date we read it.
- 2026-10-11 · Platforms · PrivacyHow scholarship platforms pay their bills, and why it matters to youScholarship platforms are funded in three main ways: donors who fund the awards, colleges and marketers who pay to reach students, and memberships paid by students and families.
- 2026-10-12 · Platforms · Choosing10,000 or 3.7 million: what scholarship database sizes really tell youThe platforms on this site state database sizes from 10,000+ to over 3.7 million.
- 2026-10-13 · Platforms · TrustHow to read scholarship platform ratings without being misledRatings are opinions from people who chose to leave one, on the day you read them.
- 2026-10-14 · Strategy · PlatformsApplicant counts: the number that shapes your odds, and where to find itYour chance of winning depends less on the award amount than on how many students apply.
- 2026-10-15 · PlatformsWhen scholarship platforms change names or owners: what to checkScholarship platforms are bought, renamed and sometimes closed.
- 2026-10-16 · Strategy · ParentsA senior-year scholarship plan, month by monthSenior year is when most students apply for scholarships, and it competes with college applications.
- 2026-10-17 · Using this site · StrategyEight students, eight answers: how the match quiz reads different situationsDifferent answers lead to different platforms, and sometimes to no platform at all.
- 2026-10-18 · Parents · PrivacyA parent's guide to the first month of scholarship searchingIn the first month, a parent's most useful jobs are practical: help build one profile document, agree a weekly hour, read privacy terms before anyone signs up, watch for scam signs and make a clear decision about paid help.