• Myth 1: "Only students with high academic achievement win merit-based scholarships."
• Myth 2: "Star athletes are the only big scholarship winners."
• Myth 3: "The student with the most extracurricular activities generally wins."
• Myth 4: "Entering scholarship competitions is just like applying to college."
• Myth 5: "Scholarship competitions are conducted on a level playing field."
• Myth 6: "The record you've already accumulated determines whether you'll win scholarships."
• Myth 7: "Students should focus their time and energy on only one or two scholarship applications."

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