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By Lexus Yamashiro<\/a> | Staff Writer<\/h5>\n

When it comes to paying for college tuition and other school related costs, it can take a toll on students. The cost of tuition is said to be rising every year, and financial aid and paychecks from work can\u2019t cover it all. As a first-year student, I realize the struggle of having to pay for these expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is when scholarships come in handy, providing that time and effort is put into applying for them. Applying for scholarships is something that I wish I could\u2019ve done more during my senior year of high school, considering that I received the King William Charles Lunalilo Scholarship, which covers my first year of school, including books and bus passes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Scholarships have many advantages, one of them being that as a student you receive free money that doesn\u2019t need to be paid back to the donor. Compared to financial aid and loans, money needs to be paid back to the government within a specified grace period. For some who aren\u2019t able to work while attending school, this can be a conflict if there is no other source of income.<\/span><\/p>\n

After applying for a handful of scholarships, here are some of the basics that I have come to understand and improve in while applying for them:<\/span><\/p>\n

Personal Statement\/Essay:
\n<\/strong>This is the one section of a scholarship that everyone seems to despise completing, regardless if they are an active writer or not. I have to admit that I also don\u2019t enjoy working on this section, mainly because I know that when I reach the end I\u2019ll be over the word limit. However, doing this essay allows students to express themselves in a way that makes them stand out above everyone else. <\/span><\/p>\n

Teachers who discuss this in class normally ask \u201cWhat makes you stand out the most compared to everyone else?\u201d Some respond with several hours of community service, others may say that they are the first in their family to attend college to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree. As amazing as some of these outstanding characteristics of a student sound, truthfully, the people who read these essays will probably pass over them because they sound too clich\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a few of my professors, what donors look for in students is an individual who can make a difference in the community,<\/strong>\u00a0someone who can later give back what he\/she has learned after earning a\u00a0degree. However, before leading up to this, these are just some common areas that scholarship applications will ask about:<\/span><\/p>\n