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Episode #48 Paying For College: Earn A Debt Free Degree. My mother screamed on the other end of the phone and I ran around the house like a kid on Christmas. The pure joy is indescribable. When I look back now, I understand there is no other satisfaction than seeing your child happy. I cannot imagine where I would be if Mom had said, “Ladybug, we can't afford to send you to your dream college.” Parents, the best gift you can give your child is a debt free college diploma. If you have a child in elementary school, this episode is for you. If you have a middle schooler, this episode is for you, if you have a college-bound teen headed for college in the next 4 years, this show is especially for you. Our guest today, Jocelyn Paonita, earned over 120K in scholarships to pay for college. Instead of debt, Jocelyn left college with savings and bought her first investment property shortly after graduation. Jocelyn founded The Scholarship System so she could teach YOU what to do and how to do it!! You'll want to listen to this entire episode. Highlights: Learn Jocelyn's road to earning a completely debt free degree AND even having extra in the bank when she left college. You will learn the 4 Cs to closing that gap of what it costs and what you will pay. Credits, College, Cost, and Cash. What you need to know in order to leverage each of these before choosing a dream college for your teen. So much to learn, my head was spinning. Be sure to take notes! BIO: Jocelyn Paonita Pearson founded The Scholarship System to share her own experience of graduating from college with ZERO student loans. When college looked unaffordable for Jocelyn, she sprang into action and secured over $126,000 in college scholarships, even receiving an overage check for expenses. It wasn't an easy process, however. It took her years to figure out exactly what to do to be selected for scholarships. Now she helps families learn how they can do the same by teaching them her 6-step System. Families have secured over $2.3M in scholarships to date and growing! Jocelyn is from Charleston, South Carolina and is married to her husband, Donny. The Scholarship System LINKS Register for Jocelyn's Free Webinar: https://scholarship.samcart.com/referral/freewebinar/otxdUK2PcEuC6BBN Learn More about The Scholarship System https://scholarship.samcart.com/referral/homepage-2/otxdUK2PcEuC6BBN When Should Students Apply For Scholarships? https://scholarship.samcart.com/referral/QV5dxcv7/otxdUK2PcEuC6BBN Best Scholarship Websites: https://scholarship.samcart.com/referral/scholarship-websites/otxdUK2PcEuC6BBN List of Scholarships: https://scholarship.samcart.com/referral/scholarshiplist/otxdUK2PcEuC6BBN
You don't have to get into debt to go to school. Even though it looks as if everyone has student debt these days, there are actually people out there that go to go to school for free! And no, it's not because they are trust-fund kids, it's because they applied to scholarships and were able to secure enough funding to pay for their tuition. I was able to get my first year paid because of scholarships, and Jocelyn Paonita, founder of The Scholarship System, was able to get her degree paid from scholarships too. Now, she's on a mission to help others prevent themselves from getting into student debt by teaching others about scholarships through her online community, courses and book. Long description: I met Jocelyn Paonita Pearson over 2 years ago at FinCon in San Diego. And ever since that first meeting, I remember thinking that I needed to interview Jocelyn on my podcast. Well, it took me a while to finally get around to ask her, but I’m so glad I did wait because she has been able to accomplish so much since that first meeting. Now, she’s running her own successful company called The Scholarship System, has a best-selling book (also called The Scholarship System), and has a popular online course focused on helping parents and students find scholarships. As mentioned in our interview together, right up until now her company has helped secure $1,000,000 in scholarships for students. In other words, that’s $1,000,000 of debt those students just avoided. That’s major! In our interview, we chat a lot about how to prevent getting into debt through student loans by getting scholarships, and I want to share the 3 top tips Jocelyn shared with me about how to up your chances of getting scholarships to pay for college. Start Local Don’t start big when it comes to scholarships, start small by researching local scholarships you’re eligible for. The logic with this is that even though these scholarships may not be big money, there is less competition because most people don’t know about them. Jocelyn herself had some great experiences applying (and getting) local scholarships for her own degree. One degree she mentioned only had 4 applicants, and the it was then decided that the scholarship would be divided evenly amongst each applicant so everyone came out ahead! Pitch Companies to Start their Own Scholarships If there’s a company you like, pitch them the idea to start their own scholarship. Not only would there be some potential tax benefits, it could also be used as a marketing tool or a way for them to recruit future talent. All You Need Is One Great Application Kit Yes, it will take you some to get your materials together to apply to a bunch of different scholarships, but here’s a great tip. Just focus your energy on creating one awesome application kit, that should include things like a personal statement, then tweak those documents just a little bit to customize them for each application. Most students think they need to create unique documents for each application, but you can actually just duplicate what you’ve got by making small changes to each. That’s what you do when you’re applying for different jobs, so it’s the same thing for scholarship applications. For full episode show notes, visit https://jessicamoorhouse.com/160
Paying for your kids college is one of the biggest expenses you'll face. Many schools are so expensive that you could give your child a paid-off home and a secure retirement for what the education will cost. To make matters worse, the chances are good you won't qualify for need-based aid to help with the bill. So what are the strategies you can use to make college affordable? In this podcast interview, I provide proven strategies from two separate experts in back-to-back interviews providing a complete guide to making college affordable when you don't qualify for need-based financial aid...
Interview with Jocelyn Paonita, who is the founder of The Scholarship System, a 6-step process that helps families pay for college with scholarships and avoid student loan debt. She has helped families secure over $805,350 in scholarships with her online course. Everyone's leadership road is a little different; tell us what you are doing now and how you got there. She created a system to not only work full-time as an entrepreneur, but helping others afford college. What are some of the misconceptions students have about getting scholarships? Many students say “I will never get that scholarship”. What would you tell them? Jocelyn talks about making sure to wait for the rejection to come rather than rejecting oneself outright. We have three groups in our listener base: students who are going to be in pharmacy school, graduate students in pharmacy school, and parents with children who will be going to school. Starting with the parents, how can they tell their kids to fill out scholarship applications at 16? She gives great details about these three larger categories. Have you had any professional (nursing, medical, pharmacy) school scholarship applicants? What is your expertise in these types of scholarships? Jocelyn tells us specifically how these types of scholarships might be a little different. Where does scholarships start with a high school student and can you tell me a little about scholarship season? She outlines the best time to start looking for scholarships. Is there any advantages an on-campus student could have by talking to people in getting scholarships and do you have any negotiation tips? Jocelyn outlines some key tactics on campus and off. What is the best way to contact you? http://thescholarshipsystem.com Jocelyn has a lot of free stuff, like the free essay writing guide, free webinar and the three-step writing method that makes essay writing so much less painful and more creative. This podcast was sponsored by "Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach" https://www.amazon.com/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Approach-Tony-Guerra/dp/1329898443 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Interview with Jocelyn Paonita, who is the founder of The Scholarship System, a 6-step process that helps families pay for college with scholarships and avoid student loan debt. She has helped families secure over $805,350 in scholarships with her online course. Everyone's leadership road is a little different; tell us what you are doing now and how you got there. She created a system to not only work full-time as an entrepreneur, but helping others afford college. What are some of the misconceptions students have about getting scholarships? Many students say “I will never get that scholarship”. What would you tell them? Jocelyn talks about making sure to wait for the rejection to come rather than rejecting oneself outright. We have three groups in our listener base: students who are going to be in pharmacy school, graduate students in pharmacy school, and parents with children who will be going to school. Starting with the parents, how can they tell their kids to fill out scholarship applications at 16? She gives great details about these three larger categories. Have you had any professional (nursing, medical, pharmacy) school scholarship applicants? What is your expertise in these types of scholarships? Jocelyn tells us specifically how these types of scholarships might be a little different. Where does scholarships start with a high school student and can you tell me a little about scholarship season? She outlines the best time to start looking for scholarships. Is there any advantages an on-campus student could have by talking to people in getting scholarships and do you have any negotiation tips? Jocelyn outlines some key tactics on campus and off. What is the best way to contact you? http://thescholarshipsystem.com Jocelyn has a lot of free stuff, like the free essay writing guide, free webinar and the three-step writing method that makes essay writing so much less painful and more creative. This podcast was sponsored by "Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach" https://www.amazon.com/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Approach-Tony-Guerra/dp/1329898443 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview with Jocelyn Paonita, who is the founder of The Scholarship System, a 6-step process that helps families pay for college with scholarships and avoid student loan debt. She has helped families secure over $805,350 in scholarships with her online course. Everyone’s leadership road is a little different; tell us what you are doing now and how you got there. She created a system to not only work full-time as an entrepreneur, but helping others afford college. What are some of the misconceptions students have about getting scholarships? Many students say “I will never get that scholarship”. What would you tell them? Jocelyn talks about making sure to wait for the rejection to come rather than rejecting onesel
When college looked unaffordable for Jocelyn Paonita, she sprang into action and raised over $120,000 in scholarships. How did she score so much money? What was her system? We'll discuss all of that on today's show. Whether you have a child headed to college, in school, in college yourself, or just looking for a story about someone taking massive action to solve their problem. We'll also throw out the Haven Life Line to Trey. He's buying a house and is worried about the recent credit hack. Should he freeze his credit, only to open it again nearly immediately? Plus we'll answer a letter from Michelle, who wonders how to set and prioritize goals. Special thanks to M1Finance and Big Picture Retirement podcast for sponsoring our show! We couldn't do any of this without the support of these awesome companies.
In this week's episode of the podcast, I interview Jocelyn Paonita from The Scholarship System. This was one of my favorite interviews. Jocelyn was able to have her entire college education paid for by scholarships. The Scholarship System helps people find scholarships for students at all levels of education, wherever scholarships may be available. Student loan debt is a serious issue in our economy and Jocelyn's example and her systems can help reduce student loan debt before the students actually incur the debt! The Scholarship System helps people find the scholarships, and then they implement strategies to complete the application for the scholarship. You can find more information, as well as Jocelyn's contact information at www.thescholarshipsystem.com. Check out their blog, the free webinar, and all of the other information on the website! You can reach me with student loan questions at www.yesnerlaw.com or shawn@yesnerlaw.com
Thank you for reading this article, which comes to you originally from Personal Profitability.This week we welcome guest Jocelyn Paonita, one of the web's best experts in scholarships and paying for college and founder of The Scholarship System. With a big debate raging about how to pay for college and manage student loans, one of the best options is to just get someone else to pay for it. […] The post PPP061: Paying Off Student Loans & Scholarships with Jocelyn Paonita appeared first on Personal Profitability.
Thank you for reading this article, which comes to you originally from Personal Profitability. This week we welcome guest Jocelyn Paonita, one of the web's best experts in scholarships and paying for college and founder of The Scholarship System. With a big debate raging about how to pay for college and manage student loans, one of the best options is to just get someone else to pay for it. […] The post PPP061: Paying Off Student Loans & Scholarships with Jocelyn Paonita appeared first on Personal Profitability.
Thank you for reading this article, which comes to you originally from Personal Profitability.This week we welcome guest Jocelyn Paonita, one of the web's best experts in scholarships and paying for college and founder of The Scholarship System. With a big debate raging about how to pay for college and manage student loans, one of the best options is to just get someone else to pay for it. […] The post PPP061: Paying Off Student Loans & Scholarships with Jocelyn Paonita appeared first on Personal Profitability.
My guest on this episode, Jocelyn Paonita, graduated from college debt free after earning over $125,000 in scholarship money both during AND while in college. She has since gone on to create her own course, The Scholarship System, which coaches people how to implement the strategies she used to earn scholarship money to graduate debt free. Can you imagine $125,000 in scholarship money and what that would mean to a young person? That could mean buying their first car, their first house, or even the wedding of their dreams. This episode is POWERFUL. You MUST, MUST share this with anyone you know that is either in college or in high school.
This episode of Silicon Harbor Radio features Jocelyn Paonita, founder of the The Scholarship System. Jocelyn shares how her experiences in funding her own education led to the launch of The Scholarship System and the learnings she has accumulated as an entrepreneur. The Tech Life with host Rich Conte together with Silicon Harbor Magazine bring you Silicon Harbor Radio; news and interviews from the Technology, Creative and Entrepreneur communities in Charleston, SC.
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This is the MOST exciting podcast I have done to date. I got to sit down with three previous Words and Money podcast guests to discuss the taboo topic of money and how we loop it into our relationships. Hear from married and dating millennial women talk about how they have the money conversation with their partners, split bills when they move in together, and combine finances when they finally tie the knot. Plus much much more. Get the links to my guest's websites and their previous episodes in the show notes.
First, we'll chat with Jocelyn Paonita of The Scholarship System, where we'll discuss applying for, and landing, college scholarships - regardless of grades or athletic ability. There are scholarships out there for everyone! Then we'll talk with Wayne Webber of Gift of College about how you can now buy gift cards - yes, gift cards - to help pay for someone's college. Still paying a college loan off? How about asking for gift cards for Christmas this year instead of another sweater? On top of all this, I'll have an update for you about a way to get paid to diet - that I'm doing myself, and a way for you to save on many of the things you already buy. SavingsAngel.com VIP membership is just $3.99 a week and you will save more than $100 a month or your money back! Call the debt free college education podcast hotline with your question or comment: 407-205-9250 Just in from our SavingsAngel helpdesk: "Love your podcast. Unfortunately, we don't have coupons down under however I have done whatnot u said and only buy what's on sale at half price and buy in bulk. It's saved me many hundreds of dollars. Awesome idea why have I never thought to do it before. Keep voicing these great ideas!" ~ Regards, Angela from Australia. Links mentioned in this Black Friday predictions podcast: The Scholarship System Gift of College Lose 4% of your weight in 4 weeks—and get PAID to do it! PowerPerx
Todays guest is a lady, who believes that entering into adult life with a solid education is extremely advisable, but entering into adultlife with the debt that education brings is not.She was a college graduate who ended her education with zero student loans.What I hear you say.....no student loans how is that possible!Well, hang on a minute as if you think that sounds inplausible then consider that not only was her college bill paid for but she actually got paid to go to school too.As the first in her family, she had to figure out the scholarship process on her own, and so successfully did this, she now wants to help other students and their families do the same and the first step has been writing the Amazon bestseller "The Scholarship System."This amazing author had detailed in her best selling book details the exact strategies, and insider information that she uncovered which allowed her to bring in over $125,000 in scholarships and financial aid, paying her entire college bill and giving her extra cash each semester.She was able to focus on her higher education rather than constantly worrying about money and how much student loan debt was piling up.But that is just one part of her story as this is a lady who was born to be a solopreneur and has an eye of creating a life that so few people are willing to create, and she is going for it Big time.She is taking huge action, setting big goals and feeling the motivation to take on the world.As she says "Recently I have realized that future options are endless and, while I have always taken advantage of those opportunities in front of me, I am now creating my own."So how does someone come out of the education system with a mind-set so different from so many others, who focus in on a job, and not creating the opportunities that can lead to financial freedom instead?Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots on the Steve Jobs inspired business podcast, the one and only Jocelyn Paonita.Links:Cover imageClick to view: show page on Awesound
Todays guest is a lady, who believes that entering into adult life with a solid education is extremely advisable, but entering into adultlife with the debt that education brings is not. She was a college graduate who ended her education with zero student loans. What I hear you say.....no student loans how is that possible! Well, hang on a minute as if you think that sounds inplausible then consider that not only was her college bill paid for but she actually got paid to go to school too. As the first in her family, she had to figure out the scholarship process on her own, and so successfully did this, she now wants to help other students and their families do the same and the first step has been writing the Amazon bestseller "The Scholarship System." This best selling book details the exact strategies, and insider information that she uncovered which allowed her to bring in over $125,000 in scholarships and financial aid, paying her entire college bill and giving her extra cash each semester. She was able to focus on her higher education rather than constantly worrying about money and how much student loan debt was piling up. But that is just one part of her story as this is a lady who has an eye of creating a life that so few people are willing to create, and she is going for it Big time. As she says "Recently I have realized that future options are endless and, while I have always taken advantage of those opportunities in front of me, I am now creating my own." So how does someone come out of the education system with a mind-set so different from so many others, who focus in on a job, and not creating the opportunities that can lead to financial freedom instead? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, the one and only Jocelyn Paonita. Dream Jobs, Online Courses, Persistence, Personal Trainer, Decision Making, Publicity, Young Entrepreneur, Freedom, Addicted, Shawn Stevenson, American Hustle, Make Money Online, Motivational Quotes, Expedition, Challenges, Steve Jobs, How To Start A Business, The Secret, Rich, Online Marketing, Time Management, Blogger, Videos, Recruiting, Authentic, Travel Blogs, Ultra Running, American Football, How To Make Money, Online Business, Company Culture, Law Of Attraction, Planet Money, Jobs, Video Marketing, Linkedin, Success Principles, Digital Marketing, Action Taking, Starting A Business, Successful Entrepreneurs, Personal Branding, Amazon, Lead Generation, Career Change, Life Planner, Comfort zone, Simplicity, Break The Rules, Book Launches, Personal Finance, Secret To Success, Business Plan, Health And Fitness, Tech Startup, Self Publishing, Entrepreneurs, Love, Career Path, Educational, Creativity, Selling, motivation, motivational, inspiration, confidence, success, freedom