Will going to CC mean less chance for scholarships when I transfer?

econtransfer
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:01:06 +0000

Many colleges have a webpage that details the scholarships they offer. If you have several choice schools, see if they offer any scholarships specific to transfer students.

The school I wanted to transfer to offered a significant scholarship which included assistance in securing a paid or volunteer job related to the recipents choice over the summer between their junior and senior years. This scholarship was only available to CCC students, and was to be awarded to one student from each of about ten of their top feeder schools.

It took a bit of effort and several steps including securing letters of recommendation and enduring an in-person review panel, but I won that scholarship today. Taken with my financial aid package (My CCC assured me that it will not reduce the existing package), I will not incurr any loans for my junior and senior years.

I would recommend checking out scholarships like this. It proves that there is ample scholarship dollars out there for CCC transfer students. You just need to dig a little.

Best of luck with your decision.