<p>I think the kids who end up winning most of the local scholarships are the ones with high tolerance levels and/or parents who absoutely force them to complete the applications. All of the elem school PTAs give an annual $250-$500 scholarship to a graduating senior who went to that school. I made Son get an application for his old elem school’s scholarship…the form called for more essays and more letters of recommendation than were required for any of the eight colleges to which Son applied. Both Son and I rolled our eyes and I didn’t make him pursue it.</p>