Competitive General and University General Scholarships

<p>I am applying for some of these scholarships and have some questions about them. </p>

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<li>"Each essay should be no more than two paragraphs." Would around 200 words be good?</li>
<li>"Using one file, write an essay for each scholarship that you will be applying for. Please use the listing to determine what your topic for the essay should be. Each essay should start with the name of the scholarship as a title. " So if im applying for 4 scholarships, I put all the essays on one file and submit it?</li>
<li>I've noticed that most of the scholarships have the same essay prompt. Should I use the same essay for each one?</li>
<li>There are scholarships that give preference to certain demographics. Should I even apply to those if I am not a part of the preferred demographic. </li>
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<p>These are due March 1st and I didn't realize that's in 3 days. I can turn these in up to 11:59 PM on March 1st right?</p>