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<p>I mean, yes, there are a lot of national scholarships out there (look at the other major scholarship forums for a list of scholarships still taking applications). But those scholarships are extremely competitive, and your academics would give you the same small shot as everybody else, especially without compelling ECs, and you don’t have a ‘good’ chance at really any of them, because for private academic scholarships on the natl level, there are probably a hundred people out there with better stats, unfortunately, who are also looking for money that can be applied to any school. You could continue to pursue regional/local scholarships, but again, be prepared for them to only be for one year. You should also look into the amount of departmental or continuing student scholarships to make up whatever the cost of your current local scholarships are.</p>
<p>But the best scholarships are at schools, not at-large. Happymom1 makes a good point to consider some more safeties, especially depending on what your parents are able to pay (and this is a conversation that needs to happen very soon, especially if they end up not being able to afford UGA).</p>
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A lot of people, even introverts, work through college. For a lot of people, it’s a financial necessity, not a choice, and you may be more capable than you think. I’m managing to do it, and I consider myself to be extremely introverted-- I tend to not come out of room on weekends and evenings. For me, the trick was to find a job I loved (tutoring) that had flexible hours. I’m able to fit in nineteen hours of work or so between and around classes because I don’t work a traditional shift schedule. Food-service jobs are also pretty flexible on campuses, and those don’t tend to run very late, leaving plenty of evening alone time (whcih is actually when I currently recharge each day).</p>
<p>Edit: What kind of award letter do you mean?</p>