Private Scholarships - Regular Kid With High Stats

bjscheel
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:58:21 +0000

My girls did somewhat well with private scholarships, but to get $10k for each year is a tall order.

DD’17 applied for some the guidance counselor had and got like $1500. She also applied for a national one we found on Sallie Mae that was specific to her major and they gave out quite a few so there was a better chance. She got $1500 from that one for first year and $1600 the next year as it was renewable. She went to community college and applied for the school’s foundation scholarships every semester, getting $500-$1000 for 4 out of 5 semesters.

By the time DD’19 was a senior I was a little more clued in. In spring 2018 I made a list from the newspaper of all the scholarships at awards night so we wouldn’t miss any. I googled scholarships that were state-wide, or related to her major, or our church body, etc. She put in the work and ended up with $6000 for freshman year (which had no effect on her merit aid- in fact we were able to use some of it toward housing). Some kids at school were a little put out she kept getting called up at awards night, but when she asked if they applied, most said they hadn’t She hustled! I regret not getting a Farm Bureau membership for $50 because they announced that there had been no applicants for their $1000 scholarship

Our area just got a new endowed scholarship that gives out several, and up to $10,000 each for freshman or continuing students. It started the year she graduated college so that was sad for us as I think she would have had an excellent chance lol.