I went online to search for scholarships. Some sites came up that offered to do the search for me, for a fee.  I was really busy and thought it would be worth it. I also thought they could probably do it better than me. But all they did was put me on sites that my college counselor told me were free. I think I got scammed. 

College Money Matters Responds

Sadly, scholarships searches, FAFSA help, and debt reduction are among the most common scams aimed at students.  The real time spent on scholarship searches is in writing the applications, which no one can do for you.  When you see a service that wants to charge you for finding scholarships, keep away. It’s better to do these searches yourself – and here’s some free advice on how to do that.

Also, be careful during your search, because some sites offering so-called scholarships are just trying to get your name and contact information in order to sell that data to other businesses. This is especially true of the “No essay” scholarship offers. To learn how to avoid scholarship scams, go to this page on our website. And help put these folks out of business by sharing the information with others and in reviews.