<p>How many scholarships did you apply for? How many did you win?</p>
<p>I applied for about 15 scholarships. I won one for $1,000, one for $20,000, one for $2,600, and one for $6000. Four scholarships in all: two national, one local, and one state-wide. </p>
<p>And none of them were from FastWeb! I did some serious digging to find the $20,000 scholarship.</p>
<p>how are u going to pay for Wesleyan Univ?</p>
<p>Anothersuitcase, What were the names of the scholarships that you won, and how did you find out about them? I really want to know because I desperately need money for college.</p>
<p>Wabash:
I will be paying with independent scholarships, Wesleyan financial aid (which actually decreased a little because of my scholarships), parental contribution, and student contribution. I'm trying to avoid taking out loans as long as possible (and I know I will have to in the upcoming years). And of course even whille I'm college I'll still be applying for scholarships.</p>
<p>vtoodler:
Here's the breakdown of my scholarships:</p>
<p>-The $1000 was the Ford Salute to Education scholarship. Usually it's affiliated with whichever county you live in, and your only competition is within the county. I found out about this one through my school's guidance office.</p>
<p>-The $2,600 was the Maj. Gen. James Ursano Army Emergency Relief scholarship. The application was very easy to fill out and required no essay. However, applicants must be dependent children of Army officers (maybe enlistees too? I don't remember the exact guidelines). You can apply every year as long as you're/you'll be attending college. I dug around military dependent scholar/education sites to find this one.</p>
<p>-The $6,000 was the Robert C Byrd Honors Scholarship. Different states have different guidelines, but the general rule is that it's for high school seniors going to college (anywhere in the country--at least, according to FL rules). I was nominated from my school based on my GPA and SAT/ACT score; apart from signing some papers, I didn't have much control over the outcome.</p>
<p>-The $20,000 was the Daughters of the Cincinnati Scholarship. When I applied I had no idea how much money they offered because it didn't say anywhere on their application. Applicants must be daughters of military officers. There's no website; you must write to them directly to request an application. I found this one the same way I found the $2,600 one.</p>
<p>Well, that's about it. Your best bet for scholarships are ones that are particularly specific in their requirements; that tends to make the pool of applicants very small (read: less competitive). I know it's tough to find good scholarships you have a chance of winning. But even if you don't find any <em>now</em>, you'll be surprised how many you can find for college undergrads that will be less competitive and more relevant to you (I've already started looking and I haven't even registered for classes!)</p>
<p>I don't remember how many scholarships I applied for, but I think it was around 10 or so.</p>
<p>Outside Scholarships:
- Coca Cola Scholarship ($4,000)
- Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards ($3,000)
- California Governor's Scholar ($1,000)
- Local Community Bank ($2,000)</p>
<p>College Scholarships:
- Robertson Scholarship at UNC ($125,000)</p>
<p>anothersuitcase,</p>
<p>Did you use a google search to find any of these scholarships?</p>
<p>vtoodler,</p>
<p>None of the scholarships I won or applied to were found by Google. I've googled for scholarships before, but the ones I found didn't apply to me or some reason or another.</p>
<p>I applied to about twenty five. I won one for $2500, one for $300, and two for a $1000. My biggest mistake in applying for scholarships is that I applied for scholarships on fastweb.</p>
<p>What was wrong with fastweb? What do you wish you had used?</p>
<p>I used FastWeb. I actually thought it was a fairly good deal because I signed up and I got scholarships delivered monthly or biweekly to my inbox. From there I searched them. About half I discarded because I didn't fit the criteria and the rest I applied. Most people like myself just tend to forget searching for scholarships aside from a few times during the school year and FastWeb just sorts through them and emails the ones they think fit your characteristics (thus saving you time and needless searches).</p>
<p>Fastweb scholarships are too competitive. In my opinion, you have to have extraordinary ability to win a fastweb scholarship.</p>
<p>I applied to over 12 fastweb scholarships, and I didn't win a thing.</p>
<p>Umm well I beg to differ. I had success using FastWeb. But to each his own.</p>
<p>You probably have good grades and test scores. That's why you had so much success with fastweb. But, for those who don't have high academic credentials, their chances of winning a fastweb scholarship is bleak in my opinion. Think of how many people use fastweb, and think of how many applications that each individual scholarship recieves.</p>
<p>I didn't have stellar SAT scores. Certainly, well below the golden, high standard that is often advertised on CC. Mine were respectable and above average, but certainly not what you might think. I had good grades. What was the kicker for me in retrospective was what I accomplished outside the classroom. Grades/SATs are a factor, but certainly not the factor. There are multiple factors and some can compensate for a loss in another.</p>
<p>Seven NIghts, I think vtoodler is saying normal people cant win.</p>