<li><p>I just got a letter from Newberry College that says I qualify for a $10,000 scholarship there. Newberry is just a local community college and it sucks. But money is a big problem for me… Should I take the offer so I don’t have to pay $30,000 for Furman or UNC? </p></li>
<li><p>I got an invitation today for the Naitonal Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) on Defense, Intelligence, and Diplomacy. The cost of tuition is about $1,200. I’m supposed to find sponsors to help pay for it if I can’t pay for it myself. Who should I go to? Is there anyone in the Columbia, SC area or the midlands who knows a business/rich guy I could ask? </p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
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<li> I would not take the offer. First of all a community college is only for 2 years and you'll have to continue you education for 2 more years elsewhere, maybe even for 4 years depending on wheather or not that community college is considered worthy by the other school you'll later attend.<br>
For you I don't know exactly what to say - it depends - if you think that that community college will suit your needs well for 2 years and if you know for sure that the credits from that school will transfer to the other schools that you'll attend to continue your education - go ahead.
Do you really have to pay 30,000 to attend Furman and UNC - do you not get any fin aid at those places?</li>
<li> NYLF is not such a big deal - spending summer working and earning money for college is what I would do (and am doing actually).</li>
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<p>NLYF should have a scholarship some where on its website. Very hard to get, as there is an overdose of applicants. I know I got one for NYLC, which is a branch of that whole thing.</p>
<p>I agree with the above. NLYF is overrated; a great program if you have nothing else to do, but earning money for the school year is more important.</p>
<p>I've applied at every business in town. And I do mean every business in town, there are only like 15 places within walking distance I could work at... I don't have a license and my parents won't let me get one. So I can't work lol. I have to get a sponsor, ehhhh... </p>
<p>And I say 'community college' but I meant that it basically is unknown and the educational quality sucks. I mean, I looked and their average SAT is 980 and the average ACT is 2. No, that was not a typo, I actually meant to type the number 2. Two. One more than one, one less than three. (2). And it only has 800 students. Yet it claims to be one of the best in the state... I mean to be honest I think it would be a waste to go to such a bad college even if they <em>are</em> offering me a scholarship.</p>
<p>The thing is, with that scholarship I could go to Newberry for <em>free</em>. They govt would pay for all the rest due to my income level. Whereas with Furman and UNC, I'd probably get like 75% covered by them and the govt, but I'd still be left with a huge piece of tuition left. 4 years at Furman or UNC will run you around $150,000 and for a poor family that's not easy to do lol.</p>
<p>What are your stats? If you have a decent chance of getting into UNC, you probably can get into 4-year colleges that are cheaper, of higher quality than the community college that's offering you a scholarship, and that also may give you merit aid.</p>
<p>What year are you in highschool? If you are a rising senior, it is time to make your college list and Newberry certainly should be on it. As NSM points out, until you apply to other colleges, you are not going to know what you will get. It could well be that you get as much or more from other schools. SO you need to check things out a bit more. Some schools are going to be less "Come hither" about offers until they know more about you, and I would not be so sure about that $10k offer from Newberry either. I have known situations where kids and families thought the money was in the bag at a local school until the very end when some technicality made it disappear or diminish. You should have several options in hand with all info given, then you can assess who is truly offering you the best deal.</p>
<p>As of May 26th, I am officially a member of the Senior class of 2006. YAY!!! :D</p>
<p>My list is...</p>
<p>American
Tulane
Furman
Winthrop
Guilford</p>
<p>That's what I'm thinking I'll apply to at this point in time. Winthrop and Guilford are good colleges and not all that expensive, and they're pretty much guaranteed admits. Furman is kinda 50/50 and American is likely something I can get into. Tulane is a bit of a reach.</p>
<p>And, my stats...</p>
<p>I go to a sucky school. Airport High School in West Columbia, SC... Hardly the best. I'm in the top 25% of my class. Took AP English 4 and that's the only AP I plan to take because I can't fit any more into my schedule.
3.45 GPA uwtd (Yes I know that sucks)
1940 new SAT (590math, 680 verbal, 670 writing)
President-Elect of Model UN (Next year will be my 4th year as a member, recieved outstanding delegate award last year at Winthrop University MUN Conference.)
FBLA (1 year)
Founding member of Airport High School Young Democrats in 2004, organized campaign volunteering for Inez Tenenbaum's US Senate campaign and John Kerry's Presidential campaign as well as community service projects for a battered women's shelter in Columbia
Founding member of Airport High School Students Promoting Equality, aka SPEQ (said like speak, it was supposed to be a gay/straight alliance thingy but we got shut down a week later by the school district.)
AJROTC (Next year will be my 4th year, current rank is Sergeant 1st Class and I have held positions of Squad Leader, Assistant Staff Supply Officer, and Platoon Sergeant.)
AJROTC Drill Team (1st year. We are 2nd place in the state of South Carolina, 10th place nationally.)
Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary (Just joined a couple weeks ago... Lexington Composite Squadron, chosen as the best unit in the state of South Carolina this year.)
Special Olympics volunteer with AJROTC
Former Staff Writer for 'Starfleet Communique', a quarterly newspaper for the official Star Trek Fan Club (don't laugh, please...)
Chosen as one of about 20 students to be on next year's TV news at school
Was a SC Junior Scholar
Member of Airport High School B-27 club (I got a letter, yay!)
Lettered in 'Extracurricular Activities'
Media Center Student Assistant</p>
<p>Have you considered Wofford? It has some nice need-based scholarships for students interested in community service.</p>
<p>WOFFORD?!?!! NOOOOOOOO</p>
<p>Sorry, lol. I um... Wofford is just, well, my cousin had a GPA of 3.9 and an SAT of 1360 and didn't get in, so I doubt I'd get in lol.</p>
<p>wofford isn't that hard to get in, adenbrac...atleast it's way easier than furman</p>
<p>and by the way, i went to dutch fork high...nice to see another columbia native. i spent freshman year at clemson and now i'm transferring to penn. send me a message if you want to talk about south carolina schools or college in general</p>
<p>Actually I've been thinking about that. (Oh hey Dutch Fork? Nice, Mr. Jovanelly if you remember him is our new principal lol) Would it be a good idea to go to someplace like Winthrop for 2 years and get my 'necessities' taken care of and then transfer to a better university for my actual degree-specific courses? Hm...</p>
<p>do you have aim, adenbrac? send an i.m. to "macgyverbus"</p>
<p>Apparently a money racket... I'm not going lol, my parents won't let me they say it's a rip off.</p>
<p>i like the thrills, I'm interested in why you are transferring out of Clemson to Penn. Is that UPENN? We are from Charleston and our son (rising sr) is interested in both Clemson and UPENN. UPENN obviously the better school, but very very expensive. We aren't expecting any need based aid. Son is also looking at Wofford (mom and dad loved it), haven't seen Wofford yet, but will. What don't you like about Clemson? Are you in the Calhoun School of Honors? Thanks.</p>
<p>oops, meant we've already seen Furman, looking forward to seeing Wofford.</p>
<p>lukester,
upenn (i am looking at the ivy) is more expensive but it will be a better and new experience for me. i will be exposed to an urban area and a campus that works with the community in several of their projects (this public interaction will benefit me as an engineer, the profession that has the most public trust). their product design concentration will help me bridge my interests in art and engineering, and the business/marketing end of product design will be suited well in the wake of the wharton school. the campus is more liberal than clemson's (it's weird being at clemson if you're not conservative) and the school spirit is a little more sane (people look at you funny if you don't wear orange on fridays at clemson...just like high school). and that's another point, clemson was a lot like my high school...30% of my graduating class went there and again i want new experiences. i want to be set up for good research and good grad school as well (my current goal is stanford's product design program; penn is sending one person there this year). </p>
<p>sure, penn is more expensive...sure, they only gave me a $2k grant. but in my experience as a freshman at clemson (i chose it mainly b/c of money last year over georgia tech and tulane) you have to go with your heart and not your fear of loans. i'm going to be borrowing a lot, but i'm going to get a lot more out of penn than i would at clemson, both culturally and academically.</p>
<p>and oh yeah: yes, i was in the calhoun honors college freshman year. what major is your son considering? and what are his reasons for each school?</p>