Question: How can I find out if a college scholarship or search service is legitimate?
Answer: Putting your mind at ease by knowing that the college scholarship applications your teen is doing is worth the time and effort because they are legitimate is very important. It will free you up so that you can focus your efforts to help elsewhere.
There are three places you can check to see if a college scholarship or search service is legitimate. You can call your teen’s high school guidance office, call the college financial office or you can check with the Better Business Bureau. The BBB site offers electronic complaint forms, or you can call your area’s BBB. The site includes a directory of BBBs in the US and Canada.
