When you lose someone who you love and respect, you will likely do your best to honor that person in any way possible. A touching way to pay tribute to someone you love who has passed on is to set up a fund for college in their memory. When you set up a fund in…
Ranks #3 Score: 80/100 Pros: Strong breadth and depth of opportunities. Easy user experience. Good data privacy and limited unrelated offers relative to other platforms. Save scholarships to apply later. Cons: Funding isn’t exclusive to platform. Applications are off-site. The Bottom Line: With straightforward UX, Chegg makes it quick and easy to view a large…
HONORABLE MENTION Ranks #2 Score: 86/100 Pros: Most comprehensive scholarship database. Protects your data. Easy user experience. No ads or unrelated offers. Scholarships matched to you. Cons: Funding isn’t exclusive to platform. Applications are off-site. The Bottom Line: Sallie Mae is the place to start if you’re looking for scholarships. Use their comprehensive scholarship search…
According to Scholarships.com, the platform features some 3.7 million scholarships and grants, amounting to around $19 billion in financial aid. Although it does feature some banner ads and is not the most modern-looking platform, Scholarships.com is actually very straightforward to use. In contrast to many of the other platforms we scrutinized, which have lengthy registration…
We’ve all had to answer questions about what we wanted to be when we were younger, but some of us (myself included) are still searching for an answer. MyPlan offers various assessments to discover new possibilities, so I took the personality test to see what I could learn. I’ll walk you through my experience, from…
Charting a new career path is more complex than we’d like, whether it’s the first time or the tenth. To find out if 123test could make a difference in my job search, I took the career test and carefully recorded my experience. I’ll walk you through what I learned, from taking the assessment to deciphering…
Making career decisions often feels like navigating a maze, and CareerHunter is one of several career tests that claims to help by offering personalized career matches. It’s one of the more expensive career tests at $80, so I signed up to see if the full report is worth it. I took all six assessments and…
Career inspiration doesn’t always come naturally, and CareerExplorer is one of the many career tests that claim to help. It’s one of the few assessments with a free report and tailored career recommendations, but does it actually make a difference? To find out, I tried CareerExplorer and recorded my experience, from taking the test to…
CareerFitter is one of several online career tests that offers guidance for young adults and mid-career professionals, but is the paid report actually worth it? To find out, I took the test, analyzed my results, and carefully documented my experience. In this review, I’ll cover what I learned and what you can expect, from the…
MAPP, or Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential, is one of the oldest online career assessments, dating back to 1995. It caters to anyone over 13, including students, graduates, mid-career professionals, or retirees, so I put it to the test to determine if it helps make informed career decisions. I’ll detail my experience from the registration…
The Princeton Review is famously known for offering valuable test prep study guides, but does its career test live up to the same reputation? I spent time taking the test and reviewing my results while recording what I liked and didn’t, to give you an overview of what to expect. I’ll cover everything I learned…
Whether you’re searching for a new job or recently graduated college like me, you’ve probably had people recommend you take a career test at one point or another. That’s what brought me to Truity, with the curiosity to see if it would make a difference in my career pursuit. To find out, I tried Truity’s…