Paying for College

COVERING THE COST OF COLLEGE

SCHOLARSHIPS

THE PROCESS

How it breaks down:

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Application Form

• Academic record, grades, test scores

• Activities Log

• Leadership, service

• Essay(s)

• Interview(s)

What are they looking at:

So why aren't students applying for scholarships?

• What you do in your free time

• Overcoming Adversity

• Nationality, race, or ethnicity

• Academics

Scholarship: An organization's financial investment in your child's potential to succeed, to make a difference, and to embody their core values.

• Athletics

• Extracurriculars

• Arts

• Leadership

• Community Service

• Religious Affiliation

• Organizational Membership

• Hobbies

Kindergarten Confidence: Belief that anything is possible

Scholarships are awarded for:

• What your student does with his/her TIME

• Your student's grades

• Your student's test scores

• Just about anything...

What do they really want to know?

So why aren't students applying for scholarships?

Kindergarten Confidence: Belief that anything is possible

• Adversity: What have you overcome and how has it made you better?

• Who are you?

• What makes you different than everyone else?

• Why do you do what you do?

Resources

Online

The Community

Library

• thewashboard.org

• fastweb.com

• scholarships.com

• scholarships360.org

• zinch.com

• milliondollarscholar.com

• guidetoscholarships.org

• feedmycollegefund.org

The Essay

Google companies and organizations

Print

College Scholarships

Yearly publications such as KAPLAN

High School College Resource Center

This is the opportunity

for students to really show their worth.

* Mobile Apps*

• Scholarships Advisor

• Scholly

• i-finaid

!!! REVISE !!! REVISE !!! REVISE !!!

WHY APPLY

You can't win any money from scholarships if you do not apply!

FINANCIAL AID

It takes time to make money from scholarships.

• Make time to apply for scholarships

Student Loans

Tuesday

December 27

Student loans are borrowed money

and must be paid back.

Noon - 3:00PM

Scholarship Work Time

The class of 2015 will have to pay back an average of about $35,000.

Grants

Apply for LOTS of scholarships!

Doing a little work now

will save a lot of pain later!

Avoid LOTS of debt!

Grants are financial aid from the federal government to help pay for education expenses.

Fig. 3 How students can get through college without loan debt

Grants and Scholarships

100%

Have you and your student completed the FAFSA or WASFA?

• Many scholarships (especially those from colleges) require students to complete the FAFSA or WASFA, regardless of need.

Unsure? Talk with me before you leave today!

Undocumented?

• Scholarships are more important than ever!

• Start with WASFA (State Funded)

• Check out the many Scholarships for Dreamers

BEWARE OF

SCHOLARSHIP

SCAMS!

• Never pay money to submit a scholarship application

• If they ask for sensitive information (credit card info, mother's maiden name) it's likely a scam)

• No one can guarantee you a scholarship, especially if you never applied