<p>OK so i have tried to fill out the fafsa fourm and i cant i dont know any of my moms information and definatly not my stepdads my real dads dead and my other parents live in a diferent state. i have been living on my own for 2 years and just barely makeing enough money to survive. i need money to pay for college. i dont have anyway of getting money really since i cant fill out the fafsa i cant even get student loans. i havent applied for this college yet because its a comunity college and im pretty sure its a shoe-in. so what i am wondering is if thier is anyway for me to get student loans without the fafsa and are thier scolarships i can get for scoring high on the ACT or SAT?</p>
<p>Yep. There are scholarships for high ACT/SAT scores, most community colleges don't have them all listed on the websites, so you will probably have to ask. Secondly, there are private student loans but they'll have a higher interest rate. Hope I could help an little bit.</p>
<p>Thanks. I looked all day online for any scholarships and i couldnt find any. Also i dont think anyone is gonna co-sign for me to get a loan, but i really dont care about theintrest rate; for me its about getting to college and becoming what i want to be i'll worry about the rest latter.</p>
<p>JP89: The way to find out which schools have scholarships is to go on their website and search for their Merit Scholarships. They often list gpa's and test scores as minimums for candidates. If you want to get a scholarship for merit, without regard to need, you need to apply to schools where you are at the top of the applicant pool. Again, the website will tell you what the admitted freshman stats were for last year. Also, search for a thread by a poster by the name of (?) Texasmomof3 or something like that. That person out together an exhaustive list of potential merit scholarships for students of varying levels. Good luck.</p>
<p>Call the college you want to applied to and make an apoointment to learn what is available to you. My niece graduated from high school in three years and went to her Arizona community college to take the entrance exams for math and English. Turns out that because she graduated early, the state will give her $15000 or so help with tuition and I think $1000 for second year, She also got money for scoring so well on the placement exams. Shes learned all this on the spot. Noew they are tell her if she keeps a high GPA she is lucky to money when she transfers to the state university. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Some colleges I remember having scholarships linked to certain scores: Montana State Univ., University of Alaska, New College of Florida. There's a thread on the parents' forum about schools known for good merit aid, and that's what you need if you cannot establish financial need.</p>