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More points for referrals

Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:37:40 +0000

As of June 26, 2009, all refer a friend points awards are increased from 20 points to 30 points. You now receive 30 points each time a friend you referred signs up. This change is effective immediately for all new referrals.

Refer friends today at:
http://www.scholarshippoints.com/members/refer.php

Time to crown some new winners!

Professor Plastic — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:28 +0000

EXTRA EXTRA read all about it!

Two more winners have been crowned. The newly minted winners have just been posted on the winners page!

You will notice the Zoompanel winner has yet to be posted, that will come this Wednesday.

Take a peak and see if you are one of the lucky May WINNERS! You have 3 days to claim your name to the prize by e-mailing members@scholarshippoints.com.

How to determine if a scholarship is a scam

Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:17:39 +0000

How do you know what scholarships are legitimate and what scholarships are scams? Here’s a really easy way:

Google it.

Specifically, Google the scholarship name or URL plus the word scam. Example:

If you get a lot of results and discussion about whether a scholarship is a scam or not, probably best to skip over applying for it and moving on to the next scholarship opportunity. After all, if you’re using our free Scholarship Search Secrets eBook, you’ve probably got several dozen to apply for.

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The $10,000 Free Scholarship Winner is in!

Captain J — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:53:01 +0000

We have a winner!

The first $10,000 ScholarshipPoints free college scholarship winner of 2009 is in the books! Congratulations to Jonathan Olson of the University of Iowa. His hard work as an active ScholarshipPoints member really paid off!

On the Scholarship Winners Page, Jonathan says:

“I have just returned to school to complete an undergraduate major in Actuarial Science that I began long ago. I left my full-time job last August to pursue my education full time. With student loans racking up, this scholarship couldn’t have come at a more useful time. Thank you so much, ScholarshipPoints!”

ScholarshipPoints and the Student Loan Network are more than happy to help Jonathan along with his educational goals. So everyone, wish him some congrats!

What do I do next?

Well, I have an idea….enter more scholarships! Ask anyone you know who’s ever won a scholarship, and I guarantee you they didn’t try once and quit! So, how else can you win?

$500 ZoomPanel Scholarship: I mean it - do it. This one has by far the least amount of entries, giving you by far the best shot of winning. Sign up is a breeze. Fill out the form, check your e-mail inbox for a welcome survey, complete the survey and YOU’RE IN.
Brickfish ‘Show us A Smile’ $500 Scholarship: Show us your pearly whites, vote for your favorites and win $500!
Brickfish ‘What Do You Play For’ $500 Scholarship: Show us a picture of you at your sporty-est and tell us what you play for to win $500.
Free College Scholarships $10,000 Scholarship: This one is even easier. Fill out the form and you’re done.
Cappex $1,000 GPA isn’t everything scholarship: Just as simple as the others. For you younger students, create a profile with Cappex and see how easy it is to get matched to ideal colleges!

-Captain J

Your code: CONGRATSJON

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The Winners are Up!

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:14:13 +0000

Folks,

March was an exciting time to be a ScholarshipPoints member, right?? Right now there is big-BIG-time money on the table just waiting to be claimed by our winners. The $10,000 winners AND the $2500 StudentPlatinum winners are up.

This is just a quick reminder to CHECK THE WINNER’S PAGE. Everyone should be doing it; you never know when your name is going to be up there!! Remember, the only way to win a free scholarship is to claim your prize from the winner’s page! I don’t know about you, but I sure couldn’t afford to miss out on that!

Your points code: DONTWASTEIT

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The $10k is Upon Us!

Captain J — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:35:33 +0000

Folks,

Tonight we sleep…tomorrow someone wins $10,000!! Get excited, cause we are!

In all seriousness, we want all you guys to rest easy knowing you put your best work into earning points for free scholarships. We’re proud of you! And we know whoever winds up being the lucky duck tomorrow will be well-deserved. So even if you aren’t the big winner, you can know your participation (each and every one of you) is the reason we’re able to keep this excellent program going! So from myself, and from tomorrow’s winner, THANK YOU. We honestly couldn’t do it without you.

In case you missed it, there are still some last ditch ways to maximize your points in the $10k. Remember, at 11:59:59 PM tonight, the March 10k entry is closed. Don’t forget to enter your points if you’ve been hoarding! The next one is in July!

Give yourself a hand. Comments, as always, are more than welcome (downright encouraged!)

-Captain J

Your code: ISMELL10k

Updated:

Check the Winner’s Page now to see if you’re our big winner!

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Maximize Your $10K Entries!

Captain J — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:13:08 +0000

Have You Entered the Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship?

The Student Loan Network is awarding a $10,000 scholarship to one ScholarshipPoints member this July!

When federal financial aid, student loans, and credit cards don’t quite add up to your total cost of education, sometimes you really need these scholarships to get by. So back to the question: are you entered? If not, by all means, enter the $10,000 scholarship!

Have you earned all the points you can?

For everyone new to ScholarshipPoints - We run a 100% free program for students of all ages to participate in simple activities (reading blogs, surveys, etc) to earn points and enter them into monthly scholarships! Each activity will have a special point code that you enter once you’re logged in. Each point counts as one entry – so the more points you enter, the better your chances! With the $10,000 Scholarship rapidly approaching, you’ll definitely want to take a look at some of the activities below:

Point Opportunity	Amount
March Online Classes Survey With more than 4 million students enrolled in online classes to save money or graduate earlier, it’s wise to find out if this is an option you should consider.	50 Points
Take a Look at the $500 ZoomPanel Scholarship ZoomPanel is an exclusive group of student members that review products and take surveys for points. These points can be redeemed for a number of great stuff - DVDs, books, electronics, you name it. On top of that, we’re giving away $500 every month to ZoomPanel members!	15 points
Refer-a-Friend Log in to refer your friends! The best way to rack up the points and increase your chances of winning is to get your friends to join. First Log In, then you’ll see a bright blue box detailing the Refer-A-Friend. Click it and follow the on screen directions to rake in the points.	20 points each!

What do I do next?

Once you’ve logged in and piled on the points, enter them into the scholarships of your choosing by visiting this page. Someone is going to win this month; it can only be you if you’re entered!

And for 25 points: ALLTHEWAY10K

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300,000 members and NEW WINNERS

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:09:45 +0000

Happy Wednesday everybody,

As happy as I was to report on our 250,000 member milestone a few weeks ago, I am positively THRILLED to see that as of right now, 302,512 of you buggers have found your way through ScholarshipPoints. Captain J officially beckons you for a round of applause for the folks behind the scenes here at ScholarshipPoints - they work hard as heck to make sure you guys are all getting great chances at free scholarships.

Now, down to business…

Remember that Universum survey you did a ways back? The longish thing that talked about companies to work for, career paths, your school etc? Well, feedback has been great so far, and we hope it was helpful for you guys. I know one thing’s for sure, it’s going to be helpful to one of 3 lucky people this month! No one claimed their prize, so yet again (and again!), we’ve drawn NEW WINNERS.

Attention:

The winners of February’s Universum $1,000 Scholarship can be seen HERE. And here. (Here too).

Follow the directions on the winner’s page. You must respond within 3 days with the required information if your name is on that page. I’m waiting to hear from you!

-Captain J

your code: 300KMEMBERS

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The New Winners are Up…again!

Captain J — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:18:56 +0000

Folks,

I’ve just picked 3 new Student Platinum $2500 scholarship winners and 3 Universum $1000 scholarship winners. That’s $3500 in scholarships this month waiting to be claimed!! Get on that!

Captain J is turning into a broken record. The new winners are up. If there’s no response come Friday, 3/13, I’ll be forced to pick new ones again! Don’t make me do it. Cause I will.

See if you won by visiting the winner’s page.

-J

Code: GETONTHAT

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The NEW ZoomPanel $500 Scholarship

Captain J — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:51:56 +0000

Folks,

For all of you ScholarshipPoints veterans, you’ll remember the old monthly ZoomPanel scholarship. The deal was, you joined ZoomPanel by signing up on a form, took a short survey, and voila - you were entered in an exclusive scholarship drawing. Well, that was all well and good until people kept re-submitting their information over and over and over (if you recall, you could only enter ONCE).

So, in response to all the tweaking and chatter of the ZoomPanel program the last few months, we’ve decided to bring a scholarship back!! To avoid any further confusion moving forward, here are the terms:

How to Enter

Fill out accurate information on the ZoomPanel form (you must be 18 or over to enter) - Click here!
Check your e-mail inbox - because within a minute or two, ZoomPanel will e-mail you a short welcome survey to fill out.
Complete this survey and you’re entered!

***Note you must complete the survey ZoomPanel e-mails you to be entered.

What you get

You are then entered to win an additional $500 scholarship every month
Your first 50 ZoomPanel points to use towards electronics, movies, music, and other cool stuff.

While we’re at it, we made another change for all of you that had a tough time signing up with ZoomPanel and getting your 5x login points. Soon, every ScholarshipPoints member will get 5 points for their daily logins! I’ve said it before, it pays to log in.

Additionally, if you’ve already joined ZoomPanel through us at any point, you’re automatically entered into the $500 scholarship.

That’s all for now. To learn more about the ZoomPanel program, click here.

-Captain J

Your code : ZOOMMEUP

Before I forget, I still haven’t heard from the Student Platinum $2500 February winner. The current winners listed on the winner’s page have until tomorrow, March 10th to get in touch with me to claim their prize. Otherwise, NEW WINNERS WILL BE UP TOMORROW, 3/10 @ 4:00 PM. Check back in to see if you’ve won!

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