<p>Anyone know if all of the scholarships found from them are legitimate? Please answer!</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t they be?
Are they charging money to apply?</p>
<p>Some ask for SSN so I don’t know. Does college board review the scholarship programs to ensure legitimacy? Or do any scholarships pop up from their search engine?</p>
<p>If a site asks for SSN just to apply for a scholarship, run away from that site as fast as you can.</p>
<p>@scsiguru Can you check the legitimacy of this? <a href=“http://www.chci.org/scholarships”>http://www.chci.org/scholarships</a></p>
<p>Just checked it out…looks legit. But I’m just curious as to why they require a SSN? Citizenship? Eligibility? Can’t really tell by their site. If you’re still hesitant about this, there’s a number to call. Might be best to see what they have to say before you supply the SSN. Good luck!</p>
<p>They said that in the past people have sent in more than 1 application to increase their chances…so they require SSN to ensure 1 per person…</p>
<p>“CHCI requests your social security number because it is a “unique identifier.” Requesting the social security prevents applicants from submitting various profiles/applications under different aliases. Unfortunately, there is not a way to bypass this question on the profile. Also, you can view our security certificate on our website, apply.chci.org (bottom left-hand corner).”</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get in the habit of handing my soc. sec. number over to people. They really have no legitimate reason to require it. If they can’t differentiate applicants, I have to wonder how they’re choosing scholarship winners. </p>