The Underdog's Guide to Scholarships
Get Big Money for Your Dream College

This book is an exemplar of the skills it is trying to teach. It's focused on what actually matters (making college affordable). It's incisively strategic -- Olvera has made this book as short as possible focusing only on aspects of college admissions and funding that you aren't likely to think of o......more

Abi is a nice lady, and someone I've personally communicated with, however, I feel some of the premises of this book are disingenuous. You had mediocre grades in high school and your SAT scores are dismal? Not to worry, you can still get full ride or generous college scholarships, because colleges a......more

The Underdog's Guide to Scholarships: Get Big Money for Your Dream College by Abi Olvera is a great book for students who want to find scholarships but don’t know where to start. It's written for high schoolers and first-year college students from low to middle-income families, making it perfect for......more

Abi Olvera's book is much more than a helpful step-by-step guide to winning scholarships. It's also a window into her personal journey as a first-generation Latina from Texas attending a leading liberal arts university in Virginia for her undergraduate degree and then on to an Ivy League school for......more

Affording college without getting saddled with massive debt can be hard. I got enough advice from my guidance counselor at school to get a partial scholarship for undergrad, and worked part time along with subsidized loans for my graduate program. I wish a book like this had been available for me to......more