<p>I am already applying to 2 college programs between June and July. Starting in August I’ll be doing my Common App and QuestBridge Match App.
I am looking forward in applying for a few scholarships
Coca Cola
Gates
BMW / SAE Engineering Scholarship
Horatio Alger Scholarship Program
Jack Kent Cooke</p>
<p>But I’m unsure about Burger King and KFC…</p>
<p>My family has extremely low income, so should I apply to this many scholarships anyway?
And for SAE, it requires 90 Percentile in CR, I might be in the 80s, is that okay? (My Math is 94 Percentile)
And for Horatio Alger, I am not a US citizen but a permanent resident…on the requirements it says that I need to be a citizen?</p>
<p>Those scholarships all have extremely high numbers of applicants, and thus your odds are pretty low. Definitely apply to these national scholarships, but also apply for some local ones, statewide ones, ones that are only available to students of a specific college, ones for a specific major, etc. </p>
<p>Double check your CR percentile. Like I said, the BMW / SAE scholarship has so many applicants that even with 90th percentile CR your odds aren’t good. Applying to such a selective scholarship with a requirement like that is unfortunately basically the same thing as sending in a resume with a typo. And citizenship tends to be a requirement that scholarship committees do not make an exception for. I probably wouldn’t waste my time on these two applications. </p>
<p>Finding good scholarships to apply for is just as hard as the application itself, imo. The best ones tend to be local, which aren’t advertised for as much as the national ones you are looking at. Ask your counselor for some local suggestions and look at the websites of local organizations (Rotary Club, American Legion, Masonic Foundation, Elks Lodge, Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters, Bill of Rights Institute, etc). Also think of any characteristics that set you apart and google “scholarships for ____” - you said you are low income, so that’s one category to try. Immigrant might be another one. Others to consider are your race, gender, college major, child of a veteran, having a disability, first generation student, etc. You would have a much better chance at these than large national scholarships with a lot of competition. Keep the national ones on your list as “reaches” so to speak, but if you are serious about scholarships, search for lesser-known ones and apply to many of them! </p>
<p>More national ones you can consider to replace BMW / SAE and Horatio Alger are Buick Achievers, Great Lakes National Scholarship, Elks National Foundation… But again, focus on the local ones! </p>
<p>Thank you so much. I am applying to UPenn Young Scholars which is just next to me.
How many do you think should be my limit for applying to scholarships?
And how are they beneficial besides the actual $? I think since my family have low income, I wouldn’t need more than a couple scholarships…
Does it help me with college admission? Or should I just not bother? I still have to work on my college app…(Questbridge + Common App) </p>
<p>Btw the two you recommended needs American citizenship, I am only a permanent resident. </p>
<p>I can find you scholarships depending on your state of residence. </p>
<p>Pennsylvania 
I want to know if I should bother applying to the national ones at all…lol.</p>
<p>Please someone tell me if any of those national scholarships is worth applying for and WHAT EXACTLY is the benefit of scholarships besides the $?</p>
<p>ThePariah, my daughter appled to just QB and Gates. She was fortunate to be matched to her first choice for QB and then got gates as well. That covered her work study…she didn’t have to work but got the mlney each semester. My point is to apply to all you are eligible for and stack them. Btw, my daughter was back in 2008, now just finished second year of med school. The schololships you are applying for will either eliminate or reduce your UG expenses and makes grad school loans a bit better. No, sorry, they still suck but it could have been worse with UG loans.feel free to pm me if you have questions on either qb or gates.</p>
<p>Cuo are you still looking some for me? </p>
<p>I would recommend looking into local low-competiton scholarships. They aren’t usually high value but they add up and are easier to get. Speaking from experience, it is the low value scholarships that are allowing me to go to college without taking out a ton of loans.</p>
<p>Definitely aim for the local ones. I got $7,000+ in scholarships at my high school’s scholarship night where they announced the local/state scholarships. For the work you put in, you are much more likely to end up with something, even if the amounts are much smaller.</p>
<p>I see. Scholarships don’t help college admission at all right? </p>