<p>I have read so many stories about people who came from a poor family but they wanted to go to college so they applied to like hundreds of scholarships and ended up going for free or close to free.
I want to do this!
I know a full ride is a little crazy but I don't want prices to prevent me from going to a great college.
Any tips on how to make the most scholarship money?
Websites, scholarships, etc.
thanks! </p>
<p>Info: I do a lot of community service, I am involved in many clubs, and I have a high gap/I'm in all AP's. </p>
<p>The best scholarship for girls is the Miss America program. There are many civic programs like Elks club, Rotary, etc. They may be small but can add up.</p>
<p>The best way? get good grades and get merit scholarships.</p>
<p>The very best scholarships are merit awards given by the colleges directly. There is a thread called automatic full tuition/full ride scholarships pinned to the top of the financial aid forum. Read it carefully and see if your GPA and SAT or ACT score combination puts you in the running for any of these awards.</p>
<p>Just FYI, some schools would rather see a commitment to one or two significant extra curricular activities than a laundry list of lots of clubs. They are looking for a true interest, and possible leadership, not a list of the highest number of clubs you can be involved in.</p>
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GPA?</p>
<p>Also, many poor family students apply for financial aid.</p>
<p>By all means, apply to as many full-ride scholarships as you please. But as the saying goes, ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. Your GPA and other activities will work to your advantage, but they don’t guarantee a full ride. Nothing does. </p>
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<p>Sorry, but I dont believe this. Where have you read all these stories? I’m not saying that there arent a few kids who have been able to do this, but it would be rare.</p>
<p>Low income students who end up with full rides are generally ones with high stats who happen to get accepted to schools that give great aid. </p>
<p>Are you low income? what are your test scores? what state are you in? </p>