<p>I think most kids would be willing to jump through a lot of hoops to get a $500 scholarship if they thought they had a good chance of getting it. It’s jumping through hoops for a bunch of small scholarships when the likelihood of any of them panning out is small that’s frustrating. When my daughter went through the cost-benefit analysis of applying for a lot of small scholarships, she (and we) concluded that it didn’t make any sense. The odds of getting them were tiny, the amounts were small and the effort required was great. She’d be better off spending that time studying or volunteering with a worthy organization.</p>