Applying for scholarships - expectations?

RhymesWithGreen
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:30:41 +0000

From a student’s standpoint, 50 scholarships seems like a really big number, and in trying to reach that, your daughter may not put full effort into the applications, meaning less scholarship awarded to her. A set amount to earn could cause problems because scholarships often wait months to notify, so that amount doesn’t really mean anything - you may get it, you may not, but you might as well keep applying to new ones. Encourage her to work on so many a week or at a time…or tell her that you will only contribute a certain amount and she’s expected to make up the difference (now with scolarships, or, since the money’s there, through paying you back later on)

I got into one of my top choice colleges, but was not awarded enough financial aid to make it a true option for my family, so right now, the pressure is on ME to get the scholarships if I want to end up there. If you daughter understands that this is her responsibility, she should want to try to get as much as possible.