Applying for scholarships - expectations?

PackMom
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:07:35 +0000

OP, Have your scoured your D’s college website for scholarship posibilities? S1 got two non-need based merit scholarships from his state u. Both required separate applications (i.e. were not awarded with his acceptance). I know some scholarship deadlines have passed by now but it wouldn’t hurt to look. Sometimes you have to turn over a lot of rocks to find them.

We found one on the departmental webpage for his major. There was just a tiny link that said “scholarships” at the bottom of the page. He clicked on it and saw that the deadline was not until March so applied and ended up getting a 4 year renewable scholarship that was almost enough to cover tution each year.