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@coop061
1 answer, 6 votes
 • 3 years ago •
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Is bold.org a trustable site to apply for scholarships?
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@Me3 years ago

Yes, I have used Bold.org, and it is great. I would most defiantly recommend it.

@ptp20222 years ago [edited]

Has anyone actually received a scholarship (s) on Bold.org? I trust it’s validated however, is it worth my time? Has anyone received scholarships?

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@Abhinav15
17 answers, 18 votes
 • 3 years ago

Seeing that the website ends with .org it must be somewhat trustable. But I might be wrong.

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@Lasco2 years ago

I know this is a late comment, but I wouldn't follow that guidance. Anyone can use a .org to create a website.

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@SarahAsada
3 answers, 12 votes
 • 3 years ago

Yes, it is definitely trustworthy. I have used it to apply for several scholarships. One suggestion I do have is making sure that you restrict what emails they send you or do not use your main personal account because they do send quite a few emails every day.

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@ShaquilleOatmeal
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337 answers, 656 votes
 • 3 years ago

While you've gotten the answer you're looking for I just want to confirm for anyone coming across this question that yes, bold.org is trustable. In fact, they actually recommend CollegeVine (https://bold.org/resources/collegevine/) and they have been recommended here before!

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@Zephaniah2 years ago

Yes, Bold.org is how I learned about CollegeVine. My girlfriend just told me that Bold isn't trustworthy, but I haven't found any issues with it.

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@starry.night
2 answers, 18 votes
 • 3 years ago

So far I've used it and while it is a little complex to really set up (your description, the essays you need to do for the scholarships, etc,.) I believe it's worth it. Do look into more websites though, the more the merrier :)

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@animaria524
1 answer, 2 votes
 • 3 years ago

I've found it to be pretty trustworthy.

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@magentatigers27
1 answer, 9 votes
 • 3 years ago

yes

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@ptp2022
1 answer, 1 vote
 • 2 years ago

How many scholarships have you received?

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@laoo20222 years ago

Right....How many have actually received scholarships from Bold? I don't want to waste my time applying for bogus scholarships.

@Madara2 years ago

I have a friend who has won at least 2 scholarships from Bold. I wouldn’t say applying is bogus because it’s quite literally free money 😆. Yes it’s time consuming but think of it this way, you write a small essay and complete it within 3-4 hours that small amount of time can earn you $500. Apply to as many as possible because it doesn’t hurt you to try and it can get you free money in the long run!

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@swiggins1216
1 answer, 0 votes
 • 8 days ago

I would say yes. But for me personally, I don't use them because they flagged one of my essays as AI-generated when it was not.

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