<p>I recently bought a scholarship book and registered on fastweb in order to apply to as many scholarships as possible (and hopefully get them). I was wondering if anyone had a rough idea of what the chances are of actually getting those scholarships. Would I get 5% of them, 10%, 50%? Any piece of knowledge would be appreciated.</p>
<p>There's no way to tell, since we don't know anything about you. If you have top stats, are a leader in several organizations, have done tons of community service, write excellent essays, and have something else that makes you stand out--you did professional level research, you published a book, you overcame severe disabilities, etc.--then you probably have a great chance of winning something.</p>
<p>If you are an ordinary kid with decent stats and nothing outstanding, your chances of winning anything on fastweb are very small. You might be better off looking for smaller local or limited scholarships.</p>
<p>Some people on this forum have won tons of scholarships; others none or very few. (My son falls in the latter category, despite great stats and a ton of EC's. However, his community service was limited, and he is not a top writer. So that may be his downfall.) Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Sorry to butt in, but when you mention scholarship chances improving by overcoming a severe disabilty Susantm, are you speaking of scholarships which are for the disability specifically (such as a cancer fund)? Or that it can improve the chances of winning for a wide variety of scholarships?</p>
<p>I was not intending to be specific in any way. I think anything that makes you stand out, that shows character can help a person win scholarships. In our local academic all stars competition, there is a specific category for those who have overcome obstacles in their lives to excel. I think this probably can help in other competitions, too, even general ones.</p>