Improving my chances of getting a scholarship

twoinanddone
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 01:20:57 +0000

You have to look at each school and see what scholarships are available to upper division students or transfer students. These may be through the admissions office, the FA office, or the department. There is no way to know if those will be awarded at the same time as admission or later, and no way to know if you have to file a separate application or if just the application for admissions is enough. You have to track down the information. There is no one answer.

The scholarships that transfer with you may be like Bright Futures, and yes, if you earned that it will be the same amount at every school in Florida, public or private, although the schools can apply the money in different ways (tuition only, refundable to you, for study abroad, but it usually is a benefit to the student). There are some outside scholarships or grants that may allow you to use them at any school, but much of the state money is awarded through the schools. If UF gives you a state supplemental grant, FSU may not give you the same grant even though it is state money.

Schools will not care if you’ve been attending part time or full time but will look at your entire record. If you want a scholarship, look at the requirements. Most transfer scholarships or department scholarships are awarded based on GPA.