My College List: Suggestions/Comments?

mom2collegekids
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:47:29 +0000

You need a strategy based on your stats and your EFC.

applying for outside scholarships is often fruitless and often only provides small amounts of money for ONE year only. Then what do you do?

The best merit scholarships are given by schools that award them. They are for multi-year. Not all schools award merit scholarships, and some don’t award them to out of state kids. Also, most OOS publics do not help OOS students meet need (altho some will give scholarships.) That’s why you need a strategy. :)

if you got an ACT 26 as a 7th grader, I imagine that you’ll do well as a junior/senior. :)

Missouri may offer the ACT as “the standard test,” but that doesn’t mean that the SAT isn’t also offered (It has to be offered, since the NMSFs have to take it.) So, take that test, too.

Re: merit scholarships from universities…

Some colleges offer competitive scholarships. So, many kids are competing for a limited number of awards. Some colleges offer assured scholarships for certain stats. It’s fine to apply to some schools that offer competitive scholarships, but also apply to some schools that will give you assured scholarships for your stats.

here’s a link… http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html