Even for relatively well-to-do families, the cost of higher education in America has become prohibitive, and while there exists a plethora of grants, scholarships, and other financial aid options, seeking access to that assistance can quickly become a full-time job. “The level of detail is excruciating, the exposure humiliating, the work exhausting,” and at the end of all the work, many scholarships may not be the financial solution they first appear.