Scholarships

When Can I Start Applying for College Grants?

Hello, I am a senior in high school and have not been accepted to any colleges yet.

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Grants come from three sources, the federal government, your state, or your school. You will be considered for all grant programs that you are eligible for – as part of the aid analysis that the financial aid office will perform once they have received the results of your FAFSA application.

You may want to check with your high school guidance department, just to make sure that there aren’t additional steps that you may need to take to gain eligibility for any available state grants. In California, for example, applicants for Cal Grants must ensure that their school provides GPA verification to the California Student Aid Commission – and in Florida, a Bright Futures hopeful must sign up for the program before graduating from high school. If there are similar programs in your state, there may be separate steps that you’ll need to complete – and your counselor can explain those to you.

But yes – you’re already covered for “grants” – that’s part of the FAFSA process.

Good luck!

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Should I drop this class even if I have some huge problems?

Well I need a 2.5 to declare a business major in my school. I fell just short last semester and have a 2.462. One of the two classes I got a D in I plan on making up.

No, you shouldn’t drop. Quitting will only dig your hole deeper.

If you’re really committed to passing the class and doing well with your education, you need to first determine *why* this keeps happening to you. Are you partying too much? Goofing off on-line? Cramming the night before exams rather than studying regularly? Not getting enough sleep? Not paying close enough attention or participating enough in class? *Something* is causing this to keep being an issue for you, so you need to identify that cause and resolve it.

Next, you need to speak with your professor. No, you should *not* beg and plead with them — that only makes problems worse. But you should ask for advice on what you can do to improve. Does your college offer a tutoring center? If so, why have you not visited yet? Schedule regular appointments for the rest of the semester so that you can reinforce what you’ve learned in class. You need to really commit to the course so that you can pass it. If nothing else, maybe there’s a session you can attend on math anxiety — those are very common on college campuses — to help you overcome some of your stress over the subject, which likely contributes to your poor performance.

Yes, you did badly on the exam. But as you noted, you’ve been passing the quizzes and that means you clearly do have an idea of how things work. You just need to translate that onto exams. Don’t run away from the mental block — confront it and overcome it.

Your professor and tutoring center should be more than willing to help you out. Now, you just need to determine if you will help yourself. You *can* pass this class, and you *will* become a business major — *you* are the only thing that can stop you from doing that. Take care of yourself and get it done. Good luck.

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Financial Aid Questions?

Hi I will be attending Columbus State University in the Fall. I plan on taking 12 credit hours which is about 2,101.00 a semester. I also plan on living in the dorms. The cost for dorms including the meal plan is 3, 900. I already filled the FASFA out and my EFC was 0*. I turned the verification The department says it takes 6 weeks for those worksheets to process and an additional 6 weeks for the financial aid to process. Problem is school starts in August, so I don’t know what to do. Will federal loans, and grants pay for tuition and the dorm please help!

Call CSU’s financial aid office and ask what their policy is on students whose aid is still pending at the billing due date. Some colleges will allow you to move in and start classes prior to your aid being in place if it appears you will be eligible for sufficient aid to cover. However, you may be told to start paying on the college’s payment plan system to be able to enroll. No federal website will give you the individual policies of a college on this matter.

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How can I help my wife get a scolarship or grant to cut the costs of college?

We make over 40,000 so she says that we cant get grants.Is there any way to get a grant or anything else to help? Any websites? Thanks

Better you contact to the concerned persons in the college…

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Aren’t California public colleges required to let residents use library?

It was my understanding that public colleges and universities in California were required to grant outside, public access to the use of the library collection, with certain restrictions, including priority use given to staff and students.

The following page from the Univ. California Office of the President outlines your rights as an “external user” of UC libraries.
http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/coordrev/policy/1-23-92att.html

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Scholarships and Grants for Colleges – Scholarship for College Students Worth $10,000

Scholarships and grants for colleges can help you relax when it comes to paying off your semester’s tuition and fees.
Here’s a couple of scholarships and grants for colleges you can apply for to pay your college expenses.
You should also do your own research for scholarships that you may qualify for.

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There is a $10,000 scholarship drawing at freecollegescholarships and it’s available to most students.
The requirements to be eligible to apply are that you have to be 18 years or older and live in the United States.
The application is just a quick and easy one-page registration form and you will be entered for the scholarship drawing.
Don’t miss the deadline, so register soon to enter the next drawing.

The Borah and Marcia Perlmutter Charitable Fund Scholarship offers a $1,000 scholarship award.  You need to be enrolled full-time with a 3.5 grade point average.  You need to demonstrate financial need and you need to be either a current college student or a graduate college student.  The ASU Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of The Borah and Marcia Perlmutter Charitable Fund Scholarship for commuting students to the ASU Tempe campus for the 2010?11 academic year.

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You should apply early for scholarships so you don’t miss the deadlines and so you  have time to apply for other scholarships as well.  Applying for as many scholarships as you can is a good idea because you will have more chances to actually be awarded scholarship money.

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