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As a highly successful scholarship winner who had to navigate the process of finding and winning scholarships without a lot of help, Marianne Ragins understands how tough it can be to apply to colleges, apply for scholarships and even to succeed in college once you’re there. To help students, parents, counselors, educators and student focused organizations, Marianne has published a variety of scholarship books and college resources to help demystify the process and make it easier for students to be successful in their college scholarship search and ultimately be successful in college. Also, she’s been conducting virtual and online scholarship classes and boot camps for over 15 years.
Here’s a list of our newest and most popular resources and virtual classes.
We accept purchase orders from most educational and government institutions. They can be faxed to (703) 579-4245 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Most of these resources are also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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OUR 5 MOST POPULAR
Virtual Scholarship Classes and Scholarship Boot Camps
The Scholarship Boot Camp (Virtual)
Scholarship Class for High School Students & Parents (Virtual)
Graduate Funding Clinic (Virtual)
Scholarship Strategies for Current College Students (Virtual)
The Scholarship & College Essay Writing Virtual Boot Camp (Virtual)
* Virtual class attendees become eligible for the Ragins/Braswell National Scholarship.
Recently, Marianne has given engagement focused virtual presentations for organizations such as Carl Sandburg TRIO SSS and ETS, Middle Georgia Center for Academic Excellence TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO ETS, Rogers Honors Academy, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Charles Drew University Student Services, AKA Sorority Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter, Knox College TRIO, REACH-HEI Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Reston Community Center, Thomas County GEAR UP and more.
Comments from Recent Attendees and Virtual Workshop Sponsors
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“I love that your presentation is interactive; that’s a big plus and keeps my attention . . .”
“I’m absolutely delighted in the level of engagement!”
“What I liked better about this class is that is was more interactive . . . ”
“I love how Marianne interacted with us and was so quick to address any concerns and questions we had and really gave us tools to help us and encouraged us to really go for it and that it wasn’t hard or out of our reach.”
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The Scholarship Monthly Planner
Our convenient and easy to use scholarship monthly planner will help students with time management, getting organized, and staying on track with activities to meet major scholarship and award deadlines. This resource is updated yearly.
GREAT RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH!
“It (The Scholarship Monthly Planner) is a wonderful and thorough tool that alleviates hours of endless scholarship searching”
C. Jacobs – Assistant Principal
Queens Collegiate: A College Board School
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Winning Scholarships for College
In Winning Scholarships for College, Marianne Ragins, the winner of more than $400,000 in scholarship funds, proves that it`s not always the students with the best grades or the highest SAT scores who win scholarships. Whether students are in high school, returning to or currently enrolled in college, or planning to study abroad, this easy to follow college scholarship guide will show students the path to scholarship success. One of the most comprehensive books on winning scholarships and written by a successful scholarship recipient, it reveals where and how to search for funds, and walks students step by step through the scholarship application process. THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE.
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The Scholarship & College Essay Planning Kit
GREAT RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS WHO DISLIKE WRITING
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Senior Year Head Start for 9th, 10th and 11th Grade Students
Can you imagine your students winning a scholarship or an award they can use for college even before they become a high school senior? In Senior Year Head Start, you’ll go beyond imagining into reality by reviewing scholarships, awards, and prize money available to students early in their high school career or even as young as age 6. GREAT RESOURCE TO HELP STUDENTS GET A HEAD START ON GETTING MONEY FOR COLLEGE!
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College Survival & Success Skills 101
This edition of College Survival & Success Skills 101, rich with anecdotes from students across the nation, is essential for any student who wants to improve time-management and study skills, boost a college GPA, get along with roommates, stay on track to graduate, become a world traveler with opportunities such as study abroad and find scholarships and awards to shrink the tuition bill. GREAT RESOURCE TO HELP STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL ONCE THEY GET INTO COLLEGE, MINIMIZE STUDENT LOANS, AND WIN SCHOLARSHIPS AS A COLLEGE STUDENT.
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Let Your Students Know
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Consider Being A Reference for a Graduating High School Senior or a Current College Student in These Scholarship Programs
Sallie Mae Fund offers the Bridging the Dream Scholarships to graduating high school seniors on their way to college and the Completing the Dream Scholarships to help college students complete their final year of college. Students must provide a character reference for these scholarship programs. The deadline is March 8, 2021.
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