<p>You will find students who have received no scholarships even though they applied to many and students who have covered their college costs - there is no secret recipe and you CANNOT count on ANY scholarship until you have the letter in your hand awarding you it.</p>
<p>That said, KEEP applying! But mostly make sure, yes, that you choose more than one college you can be happy with. A couple that you can afford with savings (working summers), loans, merit aid if possible. You can choose a couple “reaches” too - but try to look for those which have known good merit aid if you have the grades/test scores to qualify.</p>