Should I even bother applying to scholarship competitions?

Paying for College
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<p>It seems like there would be so many people applying to scholarship competitions that a student of my caliber would have no chance of winning anything. </p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT 2300
GPA 3.60 unweighted
Chess Club President
Suicide Helpline Call Answerer
Internship at National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Job Experience for Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Mandarin Tutoring Experience
Select Acapella Group Member
National Honor Society
Academic Decathelon Co-Captain</p>

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<p>Are you a URM?</p>

3

<p>Can’t hurt to try.</p>

4

<p>you seem to have a good chance. I don’t know about your SAT IIs or the difficulty of your classes but that amazing SAT score should help you. The only thing that might keep you away is your GPA.</p>