How you pay for college is a giant factor in deciding which college is for you. The high cost of an education can seem overwhelming, and the best way to rid this feeling is through scholarships.
Scholarships are basically free money from a group or organization, given to students who meet various qualifications. There are scholarships for practically anything from academics to hobbies. There is a scholarship out there for everyone; you just have to find it. (NOTE: For journalism scholarships, look at the Resource page on this Web site.)
Google can often lead to scholarships that are not real or that are scams. To avoid this, stick with a scholarship search engine.
FastWeb.com
Fastweb.com is one of the most popular and trusted scholarship search sites on the web. After completing a simple and free survey about yourself, the engine finds scholarships that are perfect for your needs.
A list is compiled and there are many pages of different scholarships. After finding find them, the user must delete some of the list to narrow it down. After making edits to the list, FastWeb saves the information so whenever you log on to work on a scholarship, you know exactly where to find it.
When on your list, you’re notified of deadlines, amount of money, and even a small description, all in one place.
CollegeBoard.com
The site most popularly used for finding colleges, can now be used to find scholarships. After filling out a survey like FastWeb’s, the site compiles a list of choices, but with less precision.
Not as user-friendly, the College Board’s scholarship search is hard to navigate and it’s easy to lose track of where you are at in the process. You have to browse through pages of scholarships. To find out more info, you are led to a new page instead of allowing you to navigate freely with descriptions of each.
Financial Aid Office
Every college has a Financial Aid Office or something with a similar title. Don’t be afraid to contact these people to find out exactly how much your school costs, and ask for help figuring out how you’re going to pay for it.
Upon admission to a school, a package detailing the financial help the school will offer you will help you determine what you’ll have to raise from other sources, including work, scholarships and loans.
Tip: Find out if there are any scholarships from the your high school, your parents’ employers, banks, clubs or other affiliatioans you are qualified to receive.
Links:
www.fastweb.com
www.collegeboard.com
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