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"I was waitlisted at the University of Oklahoma whose automatic admission this
year was 1170 on the SAT. I scored an 1140. I did not meet their waitlist
qualifications . . . Based on what I learned from you [Marianne Ragins] I took the
initiative to include with my application, my résumé, three reference letters, and a
personal statement of why I wanted to attend their university. The Admissions
Director later told me my application stood out. He earmarked my application,
placing me number one on their waitlist because of my application presentation
and its focus on community involvement. In fact he chose me and ten other
out-of-state students out of 4000 applicants for the President's Leadership Class
even when I was still on the waitlist. If I had not sent in the additional materials,
my community involvement would not have been recognized and I would have been
denied admission. Because of your advice, I not only have admission to the college
where I really wanted to go, I also have the privilege to serve and learn from the
president of the university in his leadership class, along with a $13,500 scholarship .
. . I watched my brother and sister who were ranked number one in their high school
class achieve great scholarship success from following your advice. . . I really didn't
think I could qualify for anything with a bottom 50% class rank . . . But I presented my
platform of what I could do well . . . followed your advice . . . and was rewarded
immensely for my achievements . . . You challenged me that there was something
out there for everyone. There really is."

Blair Brandon
Blair won 16 scholarships and grants for her first year of college totaling $112,400.

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.


"My son Marcus was accepted to a private university that cost $15,000 per year in
tuition alone. The university did not offer any types of scholarships to him. After
learning of this, Marcus and I started preparing and organizing information based
on Marianne Ragins' book, Winning Scholarships for College: An Insider's Guide, and her
workshop. Using this information, we were able to get enough scholarship money to
pay for his entire tuition bill."

F. Robinson, Parent and Workshop Attendee

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.


"I would like you to know what a difference your book, Winning Scholarships for College:
An Insider's Guide has made to me and my son. After reading your advice, we began to
collect data about college and financial aid. Greg (my son) was beginning his junior
year last fall when we found out about a scholarship sponsored by a local celebrity.
. . Due to the preparation you recommended, we were ready to send in all of the
necessary information by the deadline. In December, Greg was awarded $2500 to be
used at the college of his choice. That same month using the same carefully
prepared information, he was given a $3500 grant."

Mrs. R. R. Baker, Parent

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.


"Dear Ms. Ragins, I wanted to tell you thank you for coming to speak at Northeastern
University. The seminar was excellent . . . Thanks to you Ms. Ragins, I will be starting
a part-time schedule in the fall."

L.J. Martin, Workshop Attendee


"The most important aspect of The Scholarship Workshop was the encouragement
given by Ms. Ragins to keep applying for scholarships. I have applied for 17
scholarships and have been inspired by her strategies to create and send along
with my applications a résumé. Because of this I have already been offered a
part-time job at a bank. I sent them my scholarship application along with my
résumé and they called and asked me if I would be interested in working part-time
for them."

Adrienne Hickox
Adrienne won scholarships and grants for her first year of college totaling $5620.

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.


"I am glad I came. I got the information I needed for my children as well as myself."

Workshop Attendee


"I would like to say that the workshop was very needed and informative. It gave me
a lot of inspiration because it helped me to realize that if I have the determination
to achieve something I will."

Kimberly Duhart
Kimberly won five scholarships and grants for her first year of college totaling $5300.

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.


"I attended The Scholarship Workshop because I was amazed by Ms. Ragins`
accomplishments and fame, which inspired me to acquire scholarships to help fund
my college education. . . important aspects of the workshop were scholarship
research processes, organization skills, and essay writing techniques. I learned to
explore libraries, the Internet, and outside sources. Through my research, I
discovered and applied to many scholarships for which I met the criteria."

Mia Armstrong
Mia won three scholarships totaling over $9500.

Individual results may vary. The statement(s) above should not be viewed as guarantee that you will definitely win a
scholarship.







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