<p>I am a senior in high school, I am set up for a state scholarship, but it dosn’t even touch the amount that I need. I lost my mothr to sucide when I was 10. I live with my Dad, step-mom, and my neice who is 2. I am having a hard time finding scholaships, and grants, I anly have a 2.0, and I played no sports. I may end up joining the ARMY to pay for my education. I have not taken the SAT, but I to the ASVAB and made a 50. Can anyone help me out?</p>
<p>First, my condolences on your mother’s death. There are few things more difficult to cope with than the death of a parent by suicide. I hope that you’ve gotten some therapy to help you with the pain of that loss.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to go to your local community college, which may even have some scholarship money that you qualify for. By living at home and working part time, you probably can afford the community college while taking out a small amount of loans.</p>
<p>If you get good grades there and make sure that you take a courseload that will allow you to eventually transfer to a 4-year college, you may even qualify for merit aid as some public universities offer merit aid to in-state students transferring from community colleges.</p>
<p>Given the strong possibility that if you’re in the Army, you’ll have to serve in a war zone, before enlisting in the Army, think long and hard about whether you’d be willing to do that.</p>
<p>Also check the financial aid info that is pinned at the top of this board and is a link on CC’s homepage.</p>
<p>Oh, and another option is to volunteer with Americorps. That provides a stipend of about $180 or so a week. Plus, at the end of your year of volunteering, you get $4,700 that you can use for college. Colleges are very impressed by Americorps experience, and having such experience may boost your chances of getting good financial or merit aid. Check out Americorps on the web. My S, 19, was an Americorps volunteer for a year after graduating from h.s., and it gave him excellent organizational and leadership skills and helped him get merit aid to college.</p>
<p>Some colleges also offer merit aid to students who have served in Americorps. You can find the list on the Americorps site.</p>
<p>I would look into the other services as well. They may give you more marketable skills after you finish your enlistment. I think the GI Bill amounts vary among the services as well.</p>