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About Jennifer
Again and again, people told me my mother — a single parent with serious debt and no child support — made too much money for me to get any free money for college.

I didn't finish in the top 10% of my high school class (which is academic poison in my home state of Texas).

Thankfully, my PSAT scores were high, and I could write the essays to get the money.

I knew how to tactfully beg for money in 100 words. I knew why I wanted to get a business degree from the University of Oklahoma. From my junior year of high school to my junior year of college, I wrote essays for over 30 scholarships. I won enough money to pay for tuition and fees.

When I walked across the stage at graduation, I had the most scholarships. The announcer was still reading them after I had crossed the stage.

Even then, I didn't have enough money for school. I worked and worked and continued to apply for scholarships. I graduated from an out-of-state university (University of Oklahoma) with no credit card debt and only $1000 in student loans. Hey, a girl needs plane tickets.

Jennifer Ledwith is the owner of Scholar Ready, an educational services company. She meets with clients online or in person in Houston, Texas. She also studied Personal Financial Planning at Rice University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™.