Desperately looking for some scholarships for a current undergrad student!

Paying for College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm a freshman at the University of Florida, and I am struggling a little bit with paying for college. I am absolutely adamant on avoiding student loans.</p>

<p>I am trying to come up with around 1000 to 2000 dollars of money, so I decided it would be best to look for some scholarships around that level of payment, although I'll take anything, be it 100 dollars or 10000 dollars.</p>

<p>Is there a site or some well known scholarships for current college students? All I can find is scholarships for incoming students.</p>

<p>If it helps any, my major is economics and math.</p>

<p>Thanks a ton in advance.</p>

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<p>Most scholarships for existing college students will be through the college you are attending.</p>

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<p>Taking loans in the amount of $1-2K/year is not bad, it is smart. You can pay that off with your new salary relatively easily. Look at Stafford loans.</p>

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<p>Coming out of college with no line of credit is not wise. Like Erin’s dad said, graduating with $4-8k worth of college debt will not be much of a burden to pay down. Especially if they’re Stafford loans, which I find have more flexibility than many private loans.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’ve seen a couple scholarships from UF that apply to me, however, I can’t apply to them or be considered for them until fall 12. </p>

<p>Is there no other way?</p>

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<p>If you can’t find scholarships and win them in time you have two choices. 1) Get a job and earn the money or 2) Take out a Stafford Loan. </p>

<p>There is no money fairy that will appear with the funds I’m afraid.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I realize that. But is there no website that lists scholarships for undergrads? Like there’s fastwebs.com for incoming college students. Is there no substitute for that?</p>

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<p>You could google for STEM scholarships. Also look for links from your school’s website (search for grants,scholarships,fellowships until you find the right page). College Board has a scholarship finder on their website. The SMART scholarship applies to math majors:</p>

<p>[SMART</a> - Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation - Part of the National Defense Education Program](<a href=“http://smart.asee.org/]SMART”>http://smart.asee.org/)</p>