Financial Aid
FAFSA (Opens October 1st)
Many colleges require that you submit your FAFSA with your college application.
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Check here regularly for updated scholarship opportunities, including local scholarships:
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Students should begin applying for scholarships as soon as possible.
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There are many scholarship matching websites that can help you find scholarships geared towards you individually. (Be aware though, if you sign up on one of them your email will likely be overflowing from them.) DO NOT PAY TO APPLY TO SCHOLARSHIPS OR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. Some of the popular ones include:
Some helpful hints when searching for scholarships:
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- Spend about 2 hours per week working on scholarships.
- Always search for local scholarships first, the applicant pool is much smaller meaning there’s a greater chance you’ll be chosen.
- Get organized, use a binder and dividers (ex: to do, submitted, received, essays, recommendation letters, transcripts, acceptance letters, FAFSA Student Aid Report), check with your School Counselor if you need help getting a system put together.
- Divide up the work if you can, I did the “searching” for the scholarships my son qualified for, then he did the “work” writing the essays and filling out the applications.