<p>LSU
Golden Oaks Scholarship
Full tuition+
4 years</p>
<p>Nebraska
Hispanic Scholar Award
Full tuition</p>
<p>I realize it is competitive but I am a Merit Semi-finalist (expect to be named Finalist--90% of Semi's are named "Finalists")</p>
<p>We also have financial need based on FASFA</p>
<p>I am Native American and an Oklahoma native.</p>
<p>I represent the 4th generation of my family attempting to reach the goal of obtaining a first rate, prestigious university. Much effort, sweat and hard labor by my great grandparents, grandparents (farmers and ranchers) and parents. My Mom has sacrified a great deal so that I could attend a private school and have the necessary preparation to excel.</p>
<p>In your opinion, is it worth my time to apply for the full ride scholarships and UNC and Wake Forest?</p>
<p>I realize it is competitive but I am a Merit Semi-finalist (expect to be named Finalist--90% of Semi's are named "Finalists")</p>
<p>We also have financial need based on FASFA</p>
<p>I am Native American and an Oklahoma native.</p>
<p>I represent the 4th generation of my family attempting to reach the goal of obtaining a first rate, prestigious university. Much effort, sweat and hard labor by my great grandparents, grandparents (farmers and ranchers) and parents. My Mom has sacrified a great deal so that I could attend a private school and have the necessary preparation to excel.</p>
<p>In your opinion, is it worth my time to apply for the full ride scholarships and UNC and Wake Forest?</p>
<p>Cat, first off, congratulations. I was actually the second person in either side of my family to earn a college degree, since my mom went to college when I was a boy and earned her BA when I was in 8th grade.</p>
<p>To get the scholarship you need to be admitted first. I assume from your question that you are already pretty sure you will be admitted to UNC and Wake Forest? If that's so, go ahead and apply for the scholarship! What's to lose?</p>
<p>You probably already know that OU will give you a full-ride if you are a NM Finalist, right?</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Can anyone list some scholarships primarily for community service - my A. has an amazing project since 9th grade and has won tons of awards, - also a great student</p>
<p>In direct response to your question about scholarships for community-service, I must first preface my remarks by stating that just about every college or university is excited to see a student involved as extensively as you mentioned in service to their community. While 4 service specific awards stand out, the Prudential Spirit of Community, the AXA, the Presidential Service, and the Coca-Cola, practically every major merit based award contains a substantial service component. Please take note- this means they are looking for students who live in a mindset of service to others. They are not looking for a student who conveniently managers to obtain a position volunteering at a community agency in his junior year, just in time to build a lucid facade of altrusism. We are looking for a citizen-of-the-world outlook that transcends the lines of a resume. Keep that in mind. However, if the student is truly devoted to a single service project, has the support and recognition to show for it, this one thing could in and of itself land that student numerous scholarships and acceptances. So, make sure to keep that up and highlight the achievement. If you have specific questions, please contact me personally through a PM.</p>
<p>Sagewoman, if you are willing to send'em east, check out some of the smaller SUNY schools, York College, Grove City, Elon, UNCAsheville, Mary Washington, Evergreen State, Mesa State, UMaine-Presque Isle, --actually Maine, West Virginia, NY have some smaller inexpensive state schools. PA maybe too, though their cost has been rising astronomically.</p>
<p>Cat, many congrats on Natl Merit recognition. With that accolade, and your status as a Native American, I feel very, very confident you will be a very highly valued candidate to most any college you apply to. This is the case from my observation for Natl Merit black students, so I belive it will be even more the case in your situation since there is an even smaller group of Native American National Merit students. So apply to UNC and Wake, but aim higher too! Remember that private schools usually offer a sweeter deal than out-of-state public schools.
Good luck! You'll do great!!</p>
<p>This site purporting to list Natl Merit free ride sites may be helpful:
<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/l_j/secondhome/National_Merit.html%5B/url%5D">http://homepage.mac.com/l_j/secondhome/National_Merit.html</a></p>
<p>Purdue offers a scholarship to instate students called the Indiana Top Resident Award--it's good for full tuition/fees. Preference is given to NMSF's--basically, that's a shoo-in for the award. There is also one called the Academic Success Award that is about $9000 spread over four years.</p>
<p>hi i am new to the forum.i am really interested in where i could get a full ride or atleast full tuition scholarship.
i have a lot of ec's -2 varsity sports, music, research, volunteer, NASA, and lots of leadership roles.
ACt 30 SAT 1970
i am from michigan.
the only thing is i never gave my PSATs(was studying abroad) so no national merit or such</p>
<p>guitars_girls, you have left out the most important thing... your high school GPA. It is impossible to give you any idea of where you have a chance of getting a scholarship from without knowing your grades</p>
<p>SageWoman,
Definitely try Rhodes. I know of an IB student, not much of a high school socializer, who found financial aid and friends at Rhodes.</p>
<p>hey i put up a thread about this elsewhere, but it sort of belongs here, too</p>
<p>Syracuse University
Coronat Scholarship
* full tuition and fees for four years;
* a yearly allowance that covers the average costs of room and board on campus;
* a yearly stipend for books, transportation and personal expenses;
* An allowance to support study abroad, to be used in any combination of short-term, semester or summer opportunities sponsored by SU;
* a stipend for three summers for approved study, research or volunteer work;
* admission to the Ren</p>
<p>Yeah, the Coronat Scholarship is by invite only. Top 120 SU's CAS got invites.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins offers full tuition, but not sure about full ride, scholarships to limited number of people. I know the Charles Westgate scholarships is for engineering school applicants. Can't recall about the Arts & Sciences but I am sure there are merit aid there as well. Check out <a href="http://www.jhu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.jhu.edu</a> and look under financial aid.</p>
<p>My D just received half ride from U Mich's School of Engineering, and an invitation to interview for the Schipman Scholarship (alum scholarship) for the remainder.</p>
<p>Out of the blue, received letter from University of Michigan telling us that daughter has been awards a Stamps Scholarship worth 40,000 and a nursing scholarship worth 10,000. This is indeed good news. Totally unexpected.
No application other than her initial application.
There is money out there. Good Luck Everybody!</p>
<p>If you are looking for awards that place a premium on community service, I would search for schools that offer scholarships from the Bonner Foundation. Their site is <a href="http://www.bonner.org%5B/url%5D">www.bonner.org</a>. These awards strongly value community service and they are offered at a variety of institutions. Good luck!</p>
<p>The University of Richmond has a program called Richmond Scholars. It awards full-tuition merit-based scholarships to 50 new first-year students annually out of an entering class of 765. Some of the 50 recipients also receive room and board. These awards value outstanding academics first and foremost, but there are special categories in science, the arts, students interested in social justice and in recognition of leadership. There is also a category called "Boatwright" which is open to excellent students of any and all academic interests. </p>
<p>Richmond is a private, predominantly undergraduate institution of just under 3000 students. It is located in the suburbs of Richmond, VA and is predominantly residential, attracting students from 47 states and 70 countries around the world. It is predominantly a LAC, but also has an outstanding business school and the nation's first undergraduate degree program in leadership studies. </p>
<p>You can read more about the University at <a href="http://www.richmond.edu%5B/url%5D">www.richmond.edu</a>. </p>
<p>As advice for merit-aid seekers out there, I would be certain to read materials carefully from the schools your children are considering. While there may be some schools where the merit-aid process starts after a student receives a favorable admission decision, there are also many (including mine) where the two processes happen concurrently. Every year we get calls from excited parents of recently admitted students who say "OK, now that my child is in, how do we apply for scholarships" and it breaks our hearts to tell them that the scholarship boat set sail months before. So don't miss your chance by waiting for a favorable admission decision. (I notice somewhere in this thread that a parent is suggesting waiting, so I wanted to be clear that it operates differently at different institutions. . . . )</p>
<p>Good luck with the process!</p>
<p>College of St. Rose
Carondolet Scholarship
Full Tuition</p>