Ways How to get a College Scholarship

Going to college should be taken seriously especially when you want to land on a high paying job and to be successful in life. The costs of attending good college education are skyrocketing, making it an expensive investment that many are unable to afford. But, here’s a good news… there are many college scholarships available to help students with their college costs.

Scholarships are free money for college. They are very timely especially now that going to college is getting more expensive. To get the most from scholarships, you should start early. You can find scholarships through the internet, books and through the help of your school’s guidance counselor. Track for scholarship application deadlines. Make sure that you actually do the instructions and qualify for the requirements. 

Some secondary schools give away scholarships to deserving students prior to attending college. Now, there are so many types of scholarships being offered. It helps to know these types, time ranges, amounts, and places where you can find them.

1.    Merit-based scholarships

Most scholarships generally revolve around this type of award. Students who excelled in their academic are awarded a scholarship on the basis of their overall academic achievement.

2.  Need-based scholarships

This type of scholarship is given mainly on financial means. They are designed to fund the less fortunate students in their academic pursuits. Some of the considerations are the following: the parents’ income, expenses, number of siblings in school simultaneously, cost of living and others.

3.   Athletic scholarships

These are popularly given by colleges to star athletes to recruit them for their athletic teams. Generally, full-scholarship athletes are recruited by ‘scouts’ while the students are in high school.

4.    School-based individual scholarships

These are the scholarships offered by any school based on university specifics like donors, personal scholarships, individual name scholarships, and so on. Sometimes, you apply directly to these scholarships and by simply being accepted, you get the chance for possible scholarship awards.

5.    Full / partial scholarships

Full scholarship covers your books, living allowance, and tuition fees, while partial scholarship may cover just books, or just living allowance, or a portion of the tuition fees.

If you are awarded any type of scholarship, grab it! These are prized, wonderful gifts and you should feel honored to receive one.

There are many different ways you can find a college scholarship today. There are online sites that provide listings of top scholarships and books where you can check out from your library.

Here are some of the websites and books you can check. These list all the scholarships that exist. You are likely to find at least one or two that will match your interests and qualifications.

            

Websites:

·        Find Scholarships While Colleges Recruit You

·        College Scholarships

·        Guaranteed Scholarships

·        FinAid

·        Absolutely Scholarships

·        Fastweb

Books:

·        How To Go To college Almost for Free by Ben Kaplan

·        Complete Idiot’s guide to Financial Planning by David Rye

·        The Scholarship Scouting Report: An Insider’s Guide to America’s Best Scholarships by Ben Kaplan

·        Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes, 2004 by Peterson’s

·        The College Board Scholarship Handbook 2004: All New Seventh Edition by Joseph A. Russo

·        Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2^nd Edition by Mim Carlson

Whatever race, age, sex, or economic situation you are in, you will find a great number of scholarships and grants for you. There are thousands and thousands of scholarships on the market available for grabs. Take advantage of these great opportunities. Apply to as many as you can and raise your likelihood of getting one.  College can actually be high-priced and whenever possible, you should try to save money. The lesser you have to spend; the better off you will be when you graduate.

Prepared by: Liezel Magno Castro