"Weird" Scholarships: Cardonors.com Straightforwardmedia.com etc. ARE THEY REAL?

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<p>(this one is crossposted as well)</p>

<p>I'm hoping the parents have some experience with these topics, perhaps, perhaps. :)</p>

<p>I've been looking for scholarships on Fastweb, and amongst the Gilman and the Rotary and other recognized scholarships, there are also a lot of "weird" ones, with a lot of ads on their sites, for about $500 each. Some have photos of the "winners" and some do not.</p>

<p>Are these for real? Has anyone here ever won, or heard of anyone winning?</p>

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<p>Bump. Bump.</p>

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<p>Bump. Does anyone know?</p>

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<p>Sorry to keep bumping this one---but I figure that other people must wonder this too. Has anyone tried these? Does anyone know if there is a "scholarship rating service" or some such that will report on which ones are scams and which are not?</p>

<p>(If that doesn't exist, it sounds like a good business idea!)</p>

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<p>I have no idea, but have wondered about the same thing. I have never heard of any students in our town receiving money from these kind of "weird" ones---but that doesn't mean they are not real.</p>

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<p>im pretty sure the cardonors.com one is legit....its listed on fastweb after all...so im assuming that fastweb only puts on scholarships that arent scams</p>

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<p>I wrote to Fastweb today to find out how they screen for scams. I'll let you know what they say when I hear back. </p>

<p>In the meantime, if anyone knows anymore about it, please post. :)</p>

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<p>Good question. Fastweb seems to be pretty good about this kind of thing, but still...</p>

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<p>Just don't send anyone any money....my thought is, that perhaps some places create "scholarships" to get free essays to sell...now wouldnt' that be a scam</p>

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<p>Hahahahaha that WOULD be a good scam, especially if they charged an application fee in the first place. I hadn't thought of that...</p>

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<p>Yeah, they do that. An old scam used to be to ask for money even to get an application! And then the app would be something no one could qualify for. :P</p>

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<p>FastWeb has an article that explains how to tell if a scholarship is a scam - search for it</p>