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Funding a College Education: Finding the Right School for Your Child and the Right Fit for Your Budget
Written expressly for parents by two college administrators who were also parents of college students, this book covers the essentials of the entire college financial aid process, from formulating the plan and understanding all the aid options to applying for aid and choosing the best offers and school. It features strategies for determining the family’s financial capability using step-by-step worksheets, a case study of one family’s successful approach, and sample … More >>
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Big College Scholarship Bucks Are Won in Summer
Driving to the beach. Visiting the park for an enjoyable picnic. Seeing a baseball game. Calling on the local fishing hole. These are great summertime activities. Other pursuits include painting, cutting the grass and washing and waxing the car. We look forward to all of them with great anticipation. When the weather gets warm (no doubt about it), thoughts and actions turn to outdoor events.
One activity that gets forgotten by many college-bound students and their families is the inside expedition of hunting for college scholarships, searching for huge scholarship dollars, initiating the quest for money that will significantly reduce or eliminate college debt. This happens for four reasons. First, it is easy to forget because summer is now and scholarships are in the future, the distant future. Second, my child is not smart enough to win a scholarship. So, why bother thinking about it now or
ever. A third possibility: our student has no desire to go to college. Fourth, our family income is too high.
These are all relevant ideas. But, they are all bogus. Here’s why. Summer is the best time to begin scholarship activities because there is no rush to get the job done. One can take time to do everything leisurely and thoroughly. Rushing creates anxiety and anxiety creates mistakes. The old maxim slow and sure wins the race also applies to winning college scholarships.
Some students are slow in developing. The first two years produce mediocre outcomes, while the junior and senior years produce above average results. And, know this, scholarship committees often regard the last two years as more important than the first two!
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Military Scholarship
A military scholarship is the ultimate way for someone with ties to the armed service to get a head start into college. The cash from a scholarship can pay for your tuition fees, books, travel or other educational expenses.
My husband is in the military and I wanted to take advantage of that to get a scholarship to go back to school. Thankfully I found one that targets the military personnel and their families, but even those with nothing to do with the military can get a scholarship which can range from a few thousand up to over $12,000.
Now I want to help others find a financial answer to going to college – scholarships!
Most people without the money for college will consider a student loan. However we all know the downside of loans: you have to pay them back.
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Single Moms Scholarship Strategy
Scholarships are readily available for undergraduate and graduate degrees and vocational programs leading to career starts and changes. Scholarships are not just for the best students. Scholarships can be awarded based on classroom excellence, involvement in extracurricular activities, financial need, desire for achievement, and letters of recommendation. Scholarships are gifts and do not have to be repaid.
Colleges often have scholarship money available to an applicant who has been granted admission. Your next stop should be spending time in the college aid section of your public library. Most libraries will have a number of books about financial aid, including scholarship guides such as the College Board’s Scholarship Handbook. Check out college websites, catalogs, and financial aid offices for this information. Since a great deal of scholarship money is disbursed by colleges, it makes sense to research the scholarships available at the college you plan to attend.
Type any of the terms below into a web search engine. You’ll discover many scholarship sites in addition to these. You can review them and determine which ones meet your educational objectives.
- State Department of Higher Education
- Guide to No-Cost Scholarship Searches
- Scholarship Research Network Express
- Wiredscholar
- FastWeb
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