Scholarship and College Essay Writing Online Boot Camp
Get Help Writing Scholarship Essays and College Application Essays
Does your student struggle to start writing essays for scholarships or college applications?
Are they staring at a blank page, unsure how to begin a personal statement, supplemental essay, scholarship essay, or college admissions essay?
The Scholarship and College Essay Writing Online Boot Camp can help.
Led by Marianne Ragins, a nationally recognized scholarship expert and winner of more than $400,000 in scholarships, this interactive online class helps students overcome writer’s block, organize their ideas, and begin writing essays that showcase their experiences, goals, leadership, service, and achievements.
Whether your student is applying for scholarships, selective colleges, honors programs, summer programs, or leadership opportunities, strong writing can make a significant difference.
Who Should Attend?
This boot camp is ideal for:
- High school students applying for scholarships
- Students preparing college application essays
- First-generation college-bound students
- Students seeking merit scholarships
- Students applying to competitive colleges and universities
- Students participating in college readiness or educational enrichment programs
- Parents looking for guidance to help their students write stronger essays
- Students who dislike writing and need motivation to get started
- Strong writers who want to make their essays more memorable and competitive
What Students Will Learn
During the Scholarship and College Essay Writing Online Boot Camp, students will learn how to:
- Overcome the fear of the blank page
- Generate meaningful essay topics
- Brainstorm compelling stories and experiences
- Organize essay content effectively
- Develop stronger introductions and conclusions
- Highlight leadership, service, work experience, challenges, and accomplishments
- Write essays that stand out to scholarship and college selection committees
- Create essays that can often be adapted for multiple applications
The goal is simple: help students begin writing and leave with greater confidence, direction, and momentum.
What Parents Are Saying
One parent shared:
“My son is a techie guy. He does not like to write essays at all. I can’t believe he was able to write and complete essays at this workshop.”
Many students who arrive feeling overwhelmed discover that essay writing becomes much easier once they have a clear process and expert guidance.
Additional Scholarship and Essay Resources
If you cannot attend the Scholarship and College Essay Writing Online Boot Camp, consider these resources:
These resources provide additional strategies for brainstorming, planning, organizing, and writing scholarship and college essays.
Class Requirements
To participate in the online boot camp, students must have:
- A computer with Internet access
- A compatible web browser
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- A valid email address for receiving class materials and instructions
Additional information, course materials, and login details are typically sent approximately one week before the scheduled class date.
Important Information
- Open to U.S.-based students only
- Registration requires a valid email address
- Class announcements and instructions are sent electronically
Help Your Student Take the Next Step
Strong essays can help students compete for scholarships, gain admission to colleges, and present themselves more effectively to selection committees.
Instead of struggling alone, give your student the tools, guidance, and motivation needed to move from a blank page to a completed essay.
Register for the Scholarship and College Essay Writing Online Boot Camp Today
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR, MARIANNE RAGINS
If you are looking for scholarship help from someone who has successfully navigated the scholarship process herself and helped thousands of students do the same, you are in the right place. As a high school senior, Marianne Ragins won more than $400,000 in scholarships for college, becoming one of the most recognized scholarship winners in the United States. Her remarkable success attracted national media attention and led to features in USA Today, People, Newsweek, Money, Essence, and on the cover of Parade magazine. She has also appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, including Good Morning America, The Home Show, and the Mike & Maty Show.
What makes Marianne’s story even more compelling is that her scholarship strategies have worked across generations. Since Marianne’s scholarship success, her daughter earned more than $622,000 in scholarships, and her son won multiple scholarships at age 16 before he even became a high school senior. Together, Marianne and her children have earned more than $1 million in scholarships and merit awards.
Beyond her own family, Marianne has spent decades helping students and families navigate the scholarship process. Through her classes, books, workshops, webinars, and presentations, she has helped thousands of students win millions of dollars in scholarships, including local awards, full-tuition scholarships, full-ride scholarships, merit scholarships, and other forms of free money for college.
Marianne is the author of several college and scholarship resources, including:
- Winning Scholarships for College: An Insider’s Guide
- College Survival & Success Skills 101
- The Scholarship & College Essay Planning Kit
- The Scholarship Monthly Planner
- Scholarships for Average Students
- Scholarships for Middle Class Students
She is the founder and president of The Scholarship Workshop, a nationally recognized scholarship education company dedicated to helping students reduce college costs and find scholarship opportunities. She is also the sponsor of the Leading the Future II Scholarship and the Ragins Braswell National Scholarship programs. As a sought-after motivational speaker, scholarship expert, and college funding educator, Marianne has conducted scholarship workshops, college planning presentations, and student success seminars throughout the United States and internationally. Her engaging teaching style helps students and families understand how to find scholarships, write stronger scholarship essays, prepare competitive applications, and make college more affordable.
Marianne graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree and later earned her MBA from George Washington University. Both degrees were funded entirely through scholarships and other forms of free financial aid.
Today, students, parents, school counselors, college access professionals, and community organizations continue to rely on Marianne’s proven scholarship strategies to help students pursue their educational goals while minimizing student loan debt.
When you attend a Scholarship Workshop class, you are learning from someone who has not only won scholarships herself, but who has spent years helping other students achieve similar success.