<p>My DS is almost done with his college apps so last night he turned his attention to private and hispanic merit scholarship opportunities. Some look like they require a lot of work, others like so many people apply (i.e. 38000 for 600 awards) that it may appear pointless to apply for them. So my question is, if you or your child received an award, could you post it here. Also which scholarships do you think are worth apply for??</p>
<p>My DS is not afraid of working hard for the scholarships but with finals and a few more college apps to do, he wants to make sure he is not wasting his time on a scholarship that he has a very small success of receiving. Any other advice, tips etc about private scholarships would also be appreciated.</p>
<p>The application is reasonable and my D1 also received another, smaller, local scholarship that was tied to the Byrd application. The important thing to note is that each state runs the Byrd scholarship differently, so you have to go through your state contact for information. A specified number of scholarships is given to each congressional district; for instance, our state has 5 districts and there are over 300 awards…anyone have an idea how many graduating srs there are per average congressional district??</p>
<p>This scholarship is open to any student, there is no need factor involved.</p>