High school guidance counselors agree. There are some misconceptions about finding and applying for scholarships. There's a lot of work involved. It's often necessary to search out and apply for 20 or 30 or more scholarships just to get a decent amount of money. Once you know what categories of scholarships you may be eligible for, it's time to search out the various money awards in those areas.
Experts recommend checking out all three.
The more you drop by, the more your counselor is going to think about you when new scholarships come through the office. Although, you'll still have to do a lot of the work yourself, the counselor can at least help point you in the right direction. It's really a good idea to keep in touch with the counselor. There are dozens of big, fat reference books listing thousands of scholarships. Be prepared to do a lot of writing or bring plenty of change for the copy machine.