<p>I am graduating at 16 and planning on attending college in Fall 2009. I live in the state of Florida. I am having a hard time finding a scholarship that I can apply for! My GPA is 2.97 so I can’t apply for merit scholarships and others are just too hard to be chosen for. I live with my grandmother who only makes $1200 a month from social security but my mother has custody of me. My mom makes too much to qualify for FAFSA or any type of financial aid. What do I do??</p>
<p>The real issue for you is whether your mother will support you in college. If so, you don’t have a problem.</p>
<p>I would reconsider graduation early. I would use that last year to boost your GPA with AP/Honors classes.</p>
<p>Are you already accepted to a university for the fall?</p>
<p>You’re considering graduating with a 2.97? Get back to class- and this time, pay attention.</p>
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<p>I would suggest one of two choices…</p>
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<li><p>Stay in high school. Take a decent courseload and get EXCELLENT grades. Improve your overall GPA. What is your reason for graduating early?</p></li>
<li><p>Enroll in a community college and take core courses there. GET TERRIFIC GRADES there. Then transfer to a four year school. OR you could stay at the community college for two years. Many community colleges have articulation agreements whereby students are accepted to four year programs. </p></li>
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<p>This doesn’t “solve” your scholarship issue, but it does reduce your overall costs.</p>
<p>You mention your GPA, but you don’t mention SAT or ACT scores. If those are near perfect, there are some colleges where you might be eligible for some merit money. BUT if you are planning to attend college in September 2009, it’s getting a little late for applying for admission AND expecting scholarship money as well.</p>
<p>Just think: Instead of graduating at 16 with a 2.97 GPA, you may have been able take things more slowly, and graduated at 18 with a GPA of 4.00 or higher.</p>
<p>The OP seems to have disappeared.</p>