{"id":52910,"date":"2026-04-10T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=52910"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:40:33","slug":"scholarships-at-acc-5-tips-to-writing-your-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/10\/scholarships-at-acc-5-tips-to-writing-your-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships at ACC | 5 Tips to Writing Your Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applying for scholarships at ACC is simpler than you might think\u2014one application can match you to hundreds of opportunities. But one part matters most: your personal statement.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure where to start, ACC has you covered. A new guide breaks down how to write a strong scholarship essay in just a few steps:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give yourself time to think about your story<\/li>\n<li>Jot down a few key ideas<\/li>\n<li>Connect your experiences to your goals<\/li>\n<li>Write your first draft (don\u2019t overthink it)<\/li>\n<li>Edit and get feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The priority deadline to apply is May 1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.austincc.edu\/blog\/2026\/04\/01\/write-an-acc-scholarship-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full blog for tips on your essay and where to start.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applying for scholarships at ACC is simpler than you might think\u2014one application can match you to hundreds of opportunities. But one part matters most: your personal statement. If you\u2019re not sure where to start, ACC &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/10\/scholarships-at-acc-5-tips-to-writing-your-essay\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":52353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2752,1854],"class_list":["post-52910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","tag-blog","tag-scholarship"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52911,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52910\/revisions\/52911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}