<p>Here’s a different parent persepctive. Many, many of those scholarships are one-time. What happens sophomore year, junior year, senior year? Most of those scholarships are as rentof2 says are great fillers. Great for offseting some loan dollars. But they are not going to fund or sustain an expensive education for the entire four years. That said, we did ask ours to apply for a couple realistic scholarships. S1 did get some small ones that we were thrilled he received and I expect we’ll feel the same way about S2. Look at your local community foundations. Look at the companies and industries your parents work for. Look at your part-time job company if you work for a chain. You may be surprised at the low hanging fruit you can tap.</p>