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Sep 2021
26m 28s

How I Won $500k in College Scholarships ...

Andy Hill
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College is not getting any cheaper. By some estimates, the cost of college is rising at a rate of 8% per year. To combat this rising cost of hiring education, parents and teens need to look to college scholarships. This is what Kristina Ellis did when she was in high school. Through hard work, dedication, and creating some systems that kept the process easy ... Show More
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