What Are the Most Common Scholarship Scams?

As one college counselor put it, "I actually hate this question because I want to believe that good people are doing good work?" However, the sad reality is that college scholarship scams are real. This week, Samantha Davis of Queens, N.Y., asks:

Veterans’ group offers scholarships

Graduating high school seniors have until Friday, April 20, to submit their applications and essays to qualify for one of two scholarships offered by the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundati

North Central Theological Seminary Offers Free Open Scholarship Enrollment to Christians Interested in Pursuing ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2012 / Christian Newswire / -- Christians interested in vocations in ministry, pastorship, evangelism, counseling and more may enroll at North Central Theological Seminary, an online accredited religious institution of higher learning based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with no initial tuition down payment.

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program Returns In 2012

College Students Can Earn Share Of $9,000 With Presidential-Like Solutions To Nationwide Housing And Foreclosure Crisis (PRWeb January 11, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9096895.htm

13 Applications In, a Few Responses, and Now I Wait

For Eric Eichelberger, a senior at Marist School in Atlanta, a Google search yields a trove of leads on third-party scholarships.