<p>Im in CC, and i never applied to scholarships before and i want to transfer to some schools that cost like 50k and i probably dont got enough for that or i probably gotta take out alot of loans. Idk what type of scholarships CC students are accessible too but i notice some companies offer scholarships to HS kids and college students and i was wondering if u get these scholarships are they good at any school u choose? and i was wondering what if i apply to over 200 scholarships and i win like.... lets say 20?. the total amount of that adds up right? and can be applied to my tuition? and is it possible to get a total of like 100k scholarships??</p>
<p>You have to read the fine print on the scholarships. Some are good at only certain schools, some are only for say tuition or housing or books etc. Many can be applied to any part of the COA. Many students have received multiple scholarships, but you cannot receive more in scholarships than your COA.</p>
<p>There are very few scholarships for transfer students. The large ones are for freshmen.</p>
<p>Are there any specific places that offer scholarships that you know of?</p>
<p>The best scholarships are from the SCHOOLS…not private places.</p>
<p>Few are for transfer students.</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>You may need to just transfer to a state school that you can commute to.</p>
<p>HOw much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>You can only borrow 7500 per year.</p>
<p>3.5 for right now, 3.7 (most likely) by december (31 credits)</p>
<p>How about the rest of the questions?? SATs, HS record, EFC, how much your parents will pay?</p>
<p>What schools are you talking about? Some expensive schools meet the financial needs of all their students, but many do not. You would be extremely unlikely to find enough outside scholarships to cover a $50,000-per-year school. You also cannot borrow more than $9,500 each year without your parents cosigning the loan.</p>
<p>There are tens of thousands of scholarships out there. </p>
<p>Most come from one of four places; institutions/colleges, organizations, foundations, or companies.</p>
<p>College scholarships are usually awarded in the form of grants. Generally, it’s the biggest scholarship you might receive, since they often use the FAFSA to judge how much to award you, but the FAFSA max is $5500. There are other grants that might be awarded, such as your major.</p>
<p>Organizations (Lions, Rotary, American Legion, fraternities/sororities), and Foundations (Bill & Melinda Gates, other family scholarships) are often awarded to few individuals, sometimes renewable, and sometimes have restrictions (major, institution, ethnicity, GPA, etc.) Many organizations have programs and internships, which if you join, qualify you for a scholarship.</p>
<p>Corporate scholarships are like organization ones also. Many require you to declare a certain major, and depending on the company, usually award even fewer awards. However, you could easily land one from $2k to $20k depending on the company.</p>
<p>Applying to 200 scholarships is a LOT. The vast majority are not just fill out the form and mail it in. Essays are almost standard, or completing some project. And most have less than 20 recipients- and thousands of applicants. </p>
<p>While you theoretically could get 100k with 20 scholarships, most awards are under $1k. And most aren’t exactly that easy to get either. Scholarships are a way to build your resume, and get a little award at the same time- not to pay off your school.</p>
<p>Nindude, one slight correction. Most schools do not use just the FAFSA to determine financial need. They require the CSS PROFILE, which is a much more detailed documentation of a family’s financial situation.</p>
<p>^ Actually, the majority of school are FAFSA-only or provide their own supplemental forms. Less than 300 schools use PROFILE out of the 4,000ish schools in America.</p>
<p>A lot of privates, which is what it seems the OP is aiming for, do require PROFILE- but PROFILE schools are definitely the minority.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s what I meant - and was not successful at getting across.</p>
<p>Publics are FAFSA-only, by and large, but most of them don’t really have much need-based aid to give, particularly for OOS students.</p>
<p>If theres over 200 scholarships im eligible for im a definitely apply for them all and i understand i have to write essays, thats not a problem i’ll do what it takes to add alittle extra money towards my school. Im planning on joining PTK this week aswell, i heard they also have alot of scholarships available. How true is this?</p>
<p>OP, I see from some other threads your GPA in CC is a 3.4 and your HS GPA was a 2.2. Most scholarships will look at those numbers. </p>
<p>I also see you are in VA. What public schools in VA are you looking at?</p>
<p>I can garuantee you that there are over 200 scholarships out there. Let’s say you do a search on fastweb, cappex, zinc.h, your local nonprofits, and your school of interest. That should come up with around 2000 non-major declaring scholarships.</p>
<p>I can also guarantee you that there are over 200,000 students out there looking at the exact same scholarships you found. In fact, there are about 200,000 students that are members of PTK. And each and every one of them is looking for some free money too. Keeping that in mind, you can only imagine how many hundred thousand students are looking at scholarships.</p>
<p>I don’t want to discourage you- you should always enter as many as you can. Visit Fastweb, Cappex, zinc.h, and your state’s official scholarship site if it exists. Take a look at some of the scholarships, what you have to do, and how many people applied. You should also take a look at previous winners and what they did to win.</p>
<p>If you’re not up for competing against the masses, try looking at statewide, city, and even school scholarships. Local charities, such as the Lions, Kiwanis, Elks, VFW, and Rotary usually offer something. Most every company that has ever placed a commercial on TV also has a scholarship. Research companies you’d like to work for in teh future, and try applying to their scholarships.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>PS, remove the “.” in zinc.h- the filter censored it.</p>
<p>Our community college has many scholarships for transfer to regional 4 yr colleges. Our CC has a “Transfer Service” department. Most of the schools the CC has a transfer service agreement with offers scholarships of varying degrees.</p>
<p>I suggest you check with your student services to see what they can offer first before looking into outside scholarships.</p>