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Latest Scholarship Point Activities


Scholarship Idol Video Contest! new!

Get 100 points for entering, 25 points for voting and be eligible to win the $1,000 scholarship or one of 9 Flip Cam Video Cameras. All you have to do is create the best ScholarshipPoints YouTube video and become the 2008 Scholarship Idol. Get details and view member videos here.

100 Points

Professor's Weekly Trivia Challenge for July 2nd! new!

The indomitable Professor posts a weekly 3-question trivia contest each Wednesday which remains active for just one week. If you miss one its gone for good. Check it out now it will take you like 2 minutes and then you'll be back, unlike the professor's hair.

15 Points

Sally's Weekly Pop-Quiz for June 27th

Sally's Friday pop-quizes will keep you in shape over the summer. They might be a little hard but you're going to cheat anyway so don't miss them. A new one replaces the old one each Friday! - get Started.

15 Points

Credit Card Blog activity!

We want to hear about your experiences with student credit cards. Write a 400 word or less blog about your experiences with credit cards! Include the following:

  • The pitch you got to sign up for the credit card
  • What free merchandise if any they lured you in with
  • Your experiences with the credit card company so far
  • Would you do it again? Any advice for new students

Email your blog to members@ScholarshipPoints.com with "Professor Plastic" in the subject line. He'll reward you with a code worth 20 points!

20 Points

"How to Responsibly Buy Yourself Something Silly"

Save money, be responsible, live like a Monk! Ever hear those things? Well you should reward yourself along the way and here's how you can do it responsibly. Plus, score a code worth 15 points just for looking. Check it out.

15 Points

ZoomPanel $1,000 Scholarship Limited to the first 1,000 Entries!

Be one of the first 1,000 members to complete this activity and be entered into an exclusive $1,000 Scholarship drawing plus get 25 points. YOU MUST BE 18 OR OLDER. Click here for instructions and to learn about ZoomPanel.

$1,000 + 25 Points

Online Degree Survey for 35 Points!

We want to know what you think of online degree programs. For this activity go to the online degree search tool, find a program for a student like you then take our 5-question. You'll get the code after completing the survey. Get started now!

35 Points

Quick Credit Card Survey!

We're gearing up for some new articles on www.StudentPlatinum.com to help students out when school starts back up. You can help by taking this short survey about your credit cards and experiences with those campus offers. Get started for 25 points!

25 Points

Read "Psychology to Help You Negotiate"

I posted a blog entry about a technique to help you negotiate with people who could be difficult like store clerks, customer service reps, professors, etc. Check it out and if it helps great, if not you get 15 points just for looking so go check it out.

15 Points

Rent Videos Online and Get Points!

Save money by staying home with movies! Consider Blockbuster Online, tThey offer some good deals including the option to return them to a store for a free movie or send them back in the mail free. We got you a couple of deals:

To get points for signing up, send your Blockbuster.com username to members@scholarshippoints.com with "buster" in the subject and we'll send you your points code!

25 Points

Vote for the top Student Credit Card!

We want to know which student credit card you think is the best so we can add your endorsement to the winning card listed on www.StudentPlatinum.com!

Review descriptions of 5 top student credit cards then vote for the best. To vote you will need to have the "key" listed on the bottom of the page of the card you choose. If you enter the wrong key you'll be forced to listen to Professor Plastic gargle the Star Wars theme song - he has your phone number. Now giddeup!

25 Points

Visit our MySpace Page and Be My Friend!

Visit our MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/pointsteam and get a code for 10 points. Become my friend I'll hook you up with special point codes from time to time as well as other treats. We like friends and treat them well! Check us out now!

10 Points+

We Digg It, Do You Digg It? - May 19th!

Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by their users. You won't find editors at Digg - they provide a place where people can collectively determine the value of content.

We want you to go vote for our super helpful article on Digg. To do this just go to the article, click on the Digg link and vote for us. You may need to register for Digg but its free and it's flippin' cool. After you Digg us send an email to members@scholarshippoints.com with your Digg member name and the words "I dugg debt reduction" and we'll send you points. Digg us now!

20 Points

Read the new blog "Managing Money, Value and $1,200 Handbags"

I posted a blog entry looking at my girlfriend's handbag insanity and how it actually relates to you and how you think about your bills, debt and student loans. Hope it learns ya something but its worth 15 points so go check it out.

15 Points

Read the new blog entry called "The Best Auto Insurance Tip Ever" to find the code

I posted a blog entry based on my latest lesson from the school of hard knocks. Its about a way to figure out how to set your auto insurance deductibles at to save money. Read it and find a code worth 10 points. Go check it out.

10 Points

Get Flowers Anytime - Get 45 Points!

We know you're busy which is why its sweet to remember to show somebody special you thought of them. To help out we'll also give you 45 points for ordering through De La Flowers and then sending your order number to members@scholarshippoints.com, we'll send you the bonus code worth 45 points.

45 Points

Find Professor Plastic and Score 15!

Professor Plastic is a new blogger and forum moderator over at Student Platinum. He doesn't have any friends and asked me to run a contest where our members will go find him at Student Platinum and then click on him to get a code for 15 points (pathetic, I know and I told him so).
Here is what you're looking for:

15 Points

Take the all new College Grader Survey up to 3 times!

Grade your college at the all new www.CollegeGrader.com and receive 30 points for each college submitted up to 3. If you've only attended one college, grade a friend's if you're in grad school grade your undergrad college too. Each school you review gets you 30 points (maximum of 3). Sweet huh? Now get to work!

30-90 Points

Read the new blog entry called "The Best Financial Advice You'll Ever Get" to find the code

I've posted a blog entry which I obviously think offers a nice financial tip because I called it "The Best Financial Advice You'll Ever Get". Whether it is or not, read it and find a code worth 10 points. If you win this month's scholarship for your effort then it certainly was a good tip! Go check it out.

10 Points

Download and listen to "How to Pay for College in Uncertain Times Web Round Table" new!

Listen to the very informative recorded conference hosted by Christopher S. Penn, producer of the Financial Aid Podcast featuring financial aid industry leaders discussing the impact our tightening economy will have on students. Aside from getting critical information, you'll receive the point code in the recording worth 30 points towards free scholarship drawings. It's FREE so listen now!

30 Points

Open a free Orange Savings Account with a $1 deposit!

We both know you really ought to have a savings account, in fact we think it's so important that we're willing to give you 50 Scholarship Points to get one. Even if you have one already this one is free, likely pays you more interest and gets you 50 points.

Orange Savings accounts allow you to save online with the best interest rates around. The online sign-up takes 5 minutes, it's free and you only need $1 to get started. They automatically connect with your regular bank account too so you don't need to change anything!

To receive your 50-point code: Send an email to members@scholarshippoints.com with ORANGE in the subject line and the last 4 digits of your account number in the email for verification. Your new account number will be displayed on the confirmation page after you sign up.

**50 Points**

FAFSA Online Scavenger Hunt

Hidden on www.FafsaOnline.com are 3 point codes worth 10 points each. Each code is located at the bottom of an important page. Find them all for 30 points! (Hint: Check the Hints & Tips sections of the Scholarship Points Forum for help) Head over to www.FafsaOnline.com now.

30 Points

Join the Scholarship Points Forum

The Scholarship Points Forum is the place to get hints and tips as well as to give us your suggestions. Plus, we'll even give you 15 points for joining so that you can enter 15 times in the scholarship contest of your choice. You will receive your Scholarship Points code in your confirmation email!

15 Points

Refer-a-friend

For each friend you refer who registers a valid account with us you will receive 20 Scholarship Points for use in entering any of our free college scholarships. To refer friends you must log in and then the link will appear here to the refer a friend page.

20 Points

Download the FAFSA Form Help Guide

The FAFSA Form Help Guide gives you all the help you need to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - and not miss a dime of financial aid! Download the guide and find the Scholarship Points code inside!

15 Points

Join the Student Credit Forum

The Student Credit Forum is the place to get your credit and finance questions answered by our experts at Student Platinum. You can post questions, give advice and read about what other students are dealing with in the world of student credit. Join the Student Credit Forum and receive your Scholarship Points code in your confirmation email!

15 Points

Become a "Fan" on Facebook

Become a fan of the $10,000 Scholarship Giveaway fan page over at Facebook. After becoming a fan, you'll be able to see the bonus code in the "Notes" area.
Requires a Facebook account.

Go to the Facebook page

10 Points

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Subscribe to the Financial Aid Newsletter at www.FinancialAidNews.com and when your subscription is confirmed, you'll receive a bonus code for 10 points.

10 Points

Join the forums

We're kicking off our financial aid discussion forums, and by registering to be a participant, you can earn 5 easy points. Just complete the registration, and in your confirmation email you'll find your 5 point bonus code.
Join the Financial Aid Forum

5 Points

Blog posts: Stafford Loans

Got a blog, MySpace page, etc.? Post a blog entry at least three sentences long about our federal student loan web site, StaffordLoan.com and earn 5 points for your efforts. Requirements:

  • Your blog post must be publicly viewable, meaning it can't be on sites like Xanga or Facebook, or on MySpace if your MySpace blog is set to friends-only.
  • You must have the words Stafford Federal Student Loan in your post.
  • The words Stafford Federal Student Loan must be linked to http://www.StaffordLoan.com
  • Example: Stafford Federal Student Loan
  • Your post must be a minimum of three sentences long.
  • Send us the URL of the page with your post to our email address.
5 Points