College and Scholarship Information?

Question:

my friend is living wit my family, he is 18 and going into his senior year. he really wants to go to college but it will be hard to pay for it. he cant count on his family for nothing and well my parents will help as much as possible but they have 3 kids and we are all going to college. he doesnt know where he wants to go yet or wat scholarships are available for him. if anybody has any idea of a school or a good website , we could look at, we appreciate it. thanks ahead of time. oh by the way, he wants to become a radiologist. some kind of doctor or something

Answer:
First of all, and most importantly, make sure to fill out the FAFSA (an application for federal student aid) and get it in on the deadline. If his parents aren't in any way supporting him anymore, have him ask them to declare him financially independent--this will help him to get more aid money.

Also, once he decides what college he wants to go to, check out the college's scholarships. Do online searches and discover individual scholarships through businesses. The important thing to remember--be extremely cautious of scholarships that ask you to pay a fee for anything. They're probably not legitimate.

If money is a little tight, maybe he could try a community college for a couple years and get the general classes out of the way while working to save and trasfer to a 4-year college. Community college is also cheaper.

Best of luck!

well, first he needs to decide which college he wants to attend first and where his interests lie. It would be much easier to find what type of scholarships you want to find once you narrowed your list down.

here are some sites for college searches:

http://www.collegeprowler.com/

http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_ht...

here are some sites for scholarship searches:

http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/index.

http://www.finaid.org/

http://www.scholarships.com/prosconspriv...

hope this helped! good luck!

fastweb.com
he can find colleges and scholarships there

For my first 2 years of college, I went to a community college because it is less expensive than a university. The first 2 years of any college is prereqs, so why spend $15,000 for your first year if you can spend $2,000 for general classes like bio, english, and math at a community college? This is why it is best to go to a community college at first if a person is still trying to figure out their career path, so they don't waste their money.

As for paying tuition, have your friend check with guidance councilors/financial aid office at his/her high school. They may be aware of scholarships that s/he could qualify for. That's what the councilors are there for! Your friend may also want to check out the councilors and financial aid offices at colleges they are applying for, for funding indigenous to each school.

*My first 2 years of college I was on a poetry scholarship (offered only though the community college)- I kid you not. They have scholarships for everything! Also have your friend fill out a FAFSA form and check out salliemae.com- that is how the majority of us pay for college. Hope this helps.

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