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Have you met Joanna? She’s a high school student, just like you. She’s got big plans for her career, but first – she needs to go through college. Just like you, right?

Joanna felt really excited while she was filling out her first scholarship application. She clicked Send, and voila, her first essay was on its way.

But then, Joanna realized she needed to repeat this process endless times. Find a suitable scholarship, ensure you meet all the conditions, fill in the form, write the essay, oh… too time-consuming, and pretty discouraging, to be honest. It’s no wonder that many students-to-be start wondering if scholarships are really worth the effort.

Joanna faced two options. One was to lose a lot of time on filling out the applications. The other was to risk losing an incredible scholarship opportunity because she didn’t have the time or motivation to spend numerous hours in front of her computer. She didn’t like either.

Luckily, she didn’t have to choose! She knew who she could turn to.

At Scholarship Owl, we know there are thousands of Joannas. And here’s what we’ve come up with to help you apply for scholarships more efficiently and never miss an opportunity again.

Our similarity engine will become your new best friend. So, let’s see how it works.

screenshot showing the similarity feature

Hit Two Scholarships with One Research

Did we say two? We mean multiple!

Our new similarity engine is an algorithm that provides you with new scholarship suggestions based on the one you’ve already applied to. This feature analyzes the requirements, names, and descriptions of scholarships and identifies similar scholarships that may be a good fit for you. You can now binge on Scholarships!

After you apply for a scholarship, you’ll see a confirmation on your screen and another two suggestions of scholarships you might be interested in.

Say you had to write an essay on the importance of recycling for society as a part of an application. With our similarity feature, you don’t need to browse for scholarships from scratch. This engine will recommend other scholarships where essays with similar topics are required, such as How recycling plastic helps our planet.

Another practical use of our similarity engine is the fact that you can save your newly-found scholarship opportunities for later. You don’t have to apply immediately, but you don’t need to be afraid you’ll lose your perfect match among hundreds of other scholarships. Simply click on Save for later and fill out the application whenever you have time.

The similarity feature is, of course, more complex and takes many aspects of your application into account, so this is just an illustration of how it works.

screenshot of the similarity engine

How Similarity Engine Makes Your Application Process More Efficient

When you’ve finally completed an application and fine-tuned your essay, all that’s left to do is hit the Submit button. At the same time, you’re one click away from having to do the same thing all over again.

That may make you feel exhausted. Maybe you’ve spent hours writing a brilliant essay, comparing different college opportunities, or double-checking all the info in your application. Now that you’re back at the beginning, you may feel demotivated and unsure if it’s worth the effort.

We don’t want you to lose your enthusiasm, and that’s precisely why we’ve come up with the Similarity feature. Remember how happy you’re feeling now that you’ve finally submitted your application. Remember it well because applying for scholarships can really be that easy and yes, you can really binge-apply to scholarships.

Our Similarity engine saves you time and effort. It helps you skip that overwhelming first step where you have to browse through 400 scholarships only to find a few that you like. You can just keep applying without overthinking it and redirect your focus to writing an outstanding essay that will get you the scholarship you want.

The Similarity feature helps you avoid exhaustion and use your time more efficiently. You get to keep your happy moment of clicking on Submit and enjoy the sweet anticipation of seeing a reply in your inbox.

Want to check this awesome new feature now? Go to your Matches and send your first application now. The rest of the process will be a piece of cake!

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