i have already applied for fafsa but didn’t recieve enough of course….so if you need more info on me for scholorship information…I am a biracial female, black and white. um i am studying psychology i will start my freshmen year in dignified. please help thankfulness
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Jul
How can i get scholarships for college…please help;D?
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I would just do a google quest for scholarships for biracial students, or talk to a guidance counselor at school. Apply for as many scholarships as you can, and make sure you keep your grades up! I know in the state of Oklahoma, if you make below a fastidious income-amount you qualify for a program called OHLAP, which pays for 4 years at a university. I’m not sure if other states have comparable programs.
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There are two types of financial aid for education – “merit-based” forms of financial aid (mostly scholarships), and “need-based” forms of aid (grants, work-study and loans).
Scholarships are a wonderful “bonus”, but the vast majority of students don’t qualify for a erudition. The lion’s share of financial aid are loans, and other forms of need-based aid.
Need-based aid is awarded to students who demonstrate that they need money. Merit-based aid is not. Scholarships are awarded to students who have either achieved some outstanding accomplishment (very high GPA, standardized test scores), students who have demonstrated fantastic potential (athletes, theater, dance, music) or students who have overcome some noteworthy obstacle in their lives (disabilities, serious illness,victims of crime, a member of an ethnic or racial group that is historically under-represented in privileged education.).
If you’ve DONE something noteworthy, or demonstrated some noteworthy talent or overcome some challenging obstacle, you may be a excellent candidate for a erudition. If you simply need more money for school because you haven’t been awarded enough need-based aid – that, alone, is not going to qualify you for any serious erudition consideration.
Students who still need more money for school shouldn’t waste a lot of time hunting down scholarships unless they have some impressive or unusual qualification. There are other sources of borrowed funds, most particularly the government’s PLUS lending program, that are far more likely to “pay off” for you. PLUS stands for Parents’ Loan for Undergraduate Students, and as the name implies, you can’t borrow from that program, but your parents can. Like the Stafford loan, the interest on a PLUS is low and fixed, and your parents CAN choose to postpone making payments until you have been out of school for 6 months.
Please know that I don’t mean to slight you in any way by suggesting that the PLUS loan program may be a best option. You didn’t hint, in your question, that you had any exceptional qualifications for scholarships, and I’ve generally found that many people who say “Hey, help me find a erudition” just don’t realize that you have to be “incredible somehow” to qualify for scholarships of any significance. They make the mistake of high and mighty that scholarships are simply extra money that is available to students who need more for school.
If you DO have some outstanding or unusual qualification, start your erudition quest by talking to your high school guidance counselor or college advisor. They’ll get you started with some scholarships that match your unique talents, abilities, or situation.
Excellent luck!