Scholarship Readiness Quiz
Take Our Quiz to Discover How Prepared Your Students Are to Find and Win Scholarships
Every year, students miss out on thousands of dollars in scholarships because they start too late, overlook important opportunities, or simply don’t know where to begin. As a high school senior, Marianne Ragins, won more than $400,000 in scholarships, allowing her to graduate from college debt-free. Since then, she’s helped thousands of students, parents, school counselors, college access professionals, educators, TRIO programs, GEAR UP programs, youth organizations, and community groups learn practical strategies for finding and winning scholarships.
That’s why Marianne created this Scholarship Readiness Quiz. In just a few minutes, you’ll discover how prepared your students are to compete for scholarships and identify areas where you can help them strengthen their scholarship strategy before application deadlines arrive.
Who Should Take This Scholarship Quiz?
This free scholarship readiness assessment is designed for:
- Parents and families preparing to pay for college
- School counselors, college and career counselors, and college access professionals
- TRIO, GEAR UP, Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Educational Opportunity Center programs
- Youth leaders, churches, faith-based organizations, and community organizations that support college readiness
- Homeschool parents and families
Whether your students are just beginning their scholarship search or already applying for scholarships, this quiz will help you better understand where your students stand.
What You’ll Learn
After completing the quiz, you’ll receive insight into whether your students are on the right track or whether there are important steps you should take to improve their chances of winning scholarships. Remember, finding scholarships is only one part of the process. Successful scholarship winners also understand how to build stronger applications, demonstrate leadership, tell compelling stories, and stay organized throughout the scholarship journey.
Why Scholarship Readiness Matters
Many students wait until their senior year to think seriously about scholarships. By then, they may have missed years of opportunities to build leadership experience, complete meaningful community service, strengthen their scholarship résumé, and prepare competitive scholarship applications. The earlier students begin preparing, the more opportunities they often have to compete for local scholarships, merit scholarships, leadership awards, and other sources of college funding.
