College people please answer this question:?
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Thanks for the answers. I applied to college and have to go take a prep test sometime in the next couple of weeks, I don't have the money to pay for it, so hopefully I will get a scholarship. Also what are your suggestions to help pay if I can't get a scholarship. I work full time 8-5 Mon. - Fri. and part time on Saturdays from 10:30-4, so it's not like I don't have a job, but the money I make from there pays my bills.
Thank's again.
Answer:
Well, a 3.6 GPA is fairly high, so it won't hurt you.
Scholarships depend on lots of things, GPA is just one criterion. If you're interested in maximizing your chances:
1) Work with the school's financial aid office; ask them how you can find out if there are any special scholarships for you. There are little scholarships out there which are limited to the children of former water meter readers, people who are going to major in forensic accountancy, members of Unitarian churches, and other similarly narrow criteria. If you find one that fits you, you may be the only eligible applicant.
(DO NOT pay anyone to find this information for you. Your financial aid office, almost always, can find these scholarships just as well as the for-pay services.)
2. When I'm looking over and ranking scholarship applications at my college, we consider GPA (that's easy to rank), but we also rank applicants according to letters of recommendation, application essay, and extracurriculars. While there are no universal standards, I'm going to guess that most scholarship committee members use similar criteria to my own:
a. Letters of recommendation are best when they come from high-status people; teachers or other educators, employers, elected officials, chamber of commerce presidents. Ministers are a notch below those sources in authority. Worst are the hand-written letters from neighbors and friends.
b. The essay should convey: a clear career goal (people who know what they plan to do after the education are more likely to succeed at it); an orientation toward community such that the career is seen not only as a means to personal prosperity, but as a necessary occupation that benefits society as a whole; an attitude of gratitude, both toward those who've made it possible for you to reach your current level, and toward the scholarship reviewers for considering your application.
c. Extracurriculars are a little harder to pin down; for a student 18-22, school activities are fine; for older applicants, work and community service are more important. I look for a range of interests and not just the same thing again and again--the student whose extracurriculars are all sports or all religious activities is less highly regarded than the student whose record includes both of those, plus some creative arts and intellectual pursuits.
It should be high enough to get you into the Honors College. Also, it would put you on the College Dean's List.
I've never applied for a scholarship, but then again my high school transcript didn't exactly boast a stellar performance. I'm going to guess that you've been out of school for a bit before deciding to go to college? When I got my associates degree I basically paid for that myself (the school I went had a deferred payment program and it was affordable - $75/credit hour when I started). Currently, I'm doing student loans - which is how a lot of people finance their education. You will need to complete the necessary FAFSA paperwork (which actually can be done online - and it's free) at which point you'll find out if you're eligible for any grants as well as what kind of loans you qualify for. Also, check with the financial aid office at the school you plan to attend. The one I currently attend always has lots of different scholarship opportunities. You could also sign up with fastweb.org (I think that's the correct address) to receive regular notifications of scholarships which may interest you. One of thing you could do is get a job with a university that offers a tuition waiver for its employees. I'm considering transferring in the fall since this last statement applies to me - we just got nofication this morning that our tuition is indeed going to be waived if we go there (I work at a medical school which just merged with a university last year).
There are lots of scholarships out there. Your GPA is really good and you should get some sort of assisatance with that. Just apply for any scholarships out there. I got a 500$ scholarship for being short! THere are some stupid ones out there you just gotta look... Here is a website that will help you apply and give you the different type of scholarships out there. Fastweb.com is a great site to check out i got like 4 from them when i went to college 5 years ago. Im sure there have been a lot more added. SO just browse around. You will be fine, i ended up not having to pay anything out of pocket and i have 3 degrees! I graduated with a 3.2 so goodluck and im sure you will be able to get to school paying little out of pocket, there are school loans that you can pay back after you graduate and they are only like 150 or so a month! Good luck on the prep test!
A 3.6 is definitely good. You should be able to get a scholarship. Pending that you live in the U.S. each state should have something in that if your GPA is good enough then they will give you a full ride for 4 years to a public university within the state (FL does). Ask a school counselor.
There are also grants that you can get. A lot of which are state funded. Grants are just like scholarships...you don't have to pay the money back.
If you still didn't get a full scholarship or enough grant money consider doing work study while in college. Work study is like getting a grant, but you have to work for it. It's money that the government gives you but you have to work for it. You find a job on campus (real easy) and work maximum 20 hrs per week. You can opt for them to not take taxes from that particular paycheck either.
Sorry,but to me school are just all about facts,to me scholarship is nothing because its not how good u are,Its how good u want to be,facts are past,but tommorrow is awesome,not only scholars achieve something in life but also those who had no education backround but it was theirCreative vision that took them to the top of the world which is the truth and it is not a fact but those who saw tommorrow without any educational backround,but power of prayer and gifts given by god which Institutes cannot offer.some learn from mistakes but became the best in any level of this world,Not only Institutes and Degrees can achieve,But also non Scholars..Peace
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