<p>If I did badly on my junior PSAT, is there no chance for me to get any scholarships?</p>
<p>NO.</p>
<p>Many scholarships are based on SAT and ACT scores.</p>
<p>Your location says Taiwan. Are you an int’l?</p>
<p>As far as I know (and I’ve done a lot of research), PSAT scores are used for only one scholarship–the National Merit Scholarship. Even colleges that offer institutional scholarships for National Merit Finalists offer other scholarships for those who are not.</p>
<p>Also, National Merit Scholarships are available to U.S. citizens and U.S. residents on the path to citizenship, so if you are neither, that scholarship wouldn’t be available to you anyway.</p>
<p>Because I read German, I read your screen name as Jonis Igel (Joni’s Hedgehog in English). Am I right?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my question. I feel so much better now. </p>
<p>@ mom2collegekids: I’m a U.S. citizen, but I live in Taiwan. </p>
<p>@ Schokolade: Umm…I don’t understand German. My screen name, jonisigel, is a mixture of different syllables for the names of my 3 siblings and me.</p>
<p>I thought I was probably wrong about your screen name, but thought I’d ask!</p>
<p>My family lived overseas as well, in German-speaking Switzerland, but we’re back in the U.S. now. </p>
<p>The best sources for scholarships are probably the individual websites of colleges in which you’re interested. Another good source is CC, either threads that list guaranteed scholarships for statistics or discussions of scholarships on the Financial Aid threads. I found out about the Coca-Cola scholarship through CC, for example. I have found websites like FastWeb to be nearly useless, as they include many scholarships that are quite restrictive and have nothing to do with my daughter.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>