<p>I'm not National Merit. I've applied to local scholarships; i'm a coke scholar semifinalist; I've done a couple other fastweb ones that apply to me. I will do separate applications for scholarships specifically for the schools im applying to.</p>
<p>Is there anything else I'm missing?</p>
<p>Sometimes there are scholarships connected with your parents place of employment or alma maters. Local scholarships are easier to get than national, check with your local library, ours has a notebook full.
Also look for connections with your volunteer work/job experience.</p>
<p>The higher your grades and standardized test scores, the more chances you have of receiving scholarships from schools to which you apply.</p>