Nippy Betz refers to student loan debt as "the enemy," and proceeds to explain to the audience how they (or their children) can "fish" for the scholarships they need to go to college debt-free. As he makes clear, before he goes fishing, he does some research -- about what the fish are biting, etc. Kids need to do the same. Betz then moves on to identify the 3 common types of scholarship: functional (having to do with their major), institutional, and general. Critical, he says, is the number of scholarships applied to! 20 is NOT enough! Try for 100-200!
Major Nippy Betz owns a scholarship company (The Scholarship Leadership Institute - SLI) that offers seminars, courses, and private coaching to help teens graduate from college debt-free. He is a Keynote Speaker, TV Personality, Author, and Scholarship Coach known as the Moses of Education! This former Air Force Commander turned Master Scholarship & Leadership Instructor, helps provide scholarship acquisition, workshops, coaching and leadership training for teenagers, college students, their parents, counselors, AAU teams, churches, and businesses! He personally mentors motivated students, all over America, using his proprietary scholarship success system. His success-proven webinar workshops are held monthly in the comfort of their own home, during the school year. His ultimate mission is to raise leaders and eliminate debt for college graduates!
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