<p>Have you verified that U of MD and U of NC offer full-rides? If not, drop them from your list now.</p>
<p>Two threads that you need to read through and study carefully are:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html?highlight=bobwallace[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html?highlight=bobwallace</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Do sit down with your parents and any other family members who might be able to help you pay for your education, and find out just exactly how much they are ready, willing, and able to chip in. You will need some money to help you move to college and get set up at the beginning of the year even if you do land a true free-ride that covers tuition/fees/housing/meals/books/materials/etc. If you don’t have a job yet, you should get one and start saving for the start-up costs.</p>
<p>Please note that most of the scholarships in these threads have very early cut-off dates for applications. That means that you should start filing the paperwork as soon as you can. If the applications are live now for fall 2014, start applying now.</p>