<p>For example if during freshman year I will shot that my GPA is high and I am dedicated, is it possible to get more financial help from college?</p>
<p>it all depends on the college. Different schools have different policies. Where DS goes to college, if you do not get merit aid your freshman year, you will not get it in subsequent years. That is their policy. DD's college awards very very few scholarships to upperclassmen, and the dollar amounts are very small. That is their policy. There are some schools that award departmental scholarship awards to some upper classmen, but these are not for large numbers of students and are usually reserved for the top students in a program. The reality is that the schools have very little incentive to award new merit aid to students other than incoming freshmen. In particular, they have little need to award such aid to juniors and seniors. Simply put, merit aid is usually used to entice students to attend a school. That is not something they are doing with upperclassmen.</p>
<p>At my son's school, Indiana University, students may apply each year for a number of scholarships, each with its own criteria. I don't know how easy they are to get, but my son has applied for several, so we shall see, come July. (which is when winners are announced)</p>