Regarding Scholarships and Financial Aid

Paying for College
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<p>I'm currently a freshman and the costs of education are really annoying me. Luckily,my parents make enough that they can support me. I also thought that I would get money through the FAFSA but apparently I didn't. When I was applying I was so caught up in the process I didn't give much thought to actually applying for scholarships. I'm actually pathetically clueless about this whole thing. </p>

<p>I "tried" some of the fastweb scholarships, but they were the random ones where you submit your name and some one would win 500 $ every week. (never won one)</p>

<p>Are sites like fastweb a good place to start looking for scholarships? Some of those seem like a joke or require recommendations and essays. I was had fastweb for a while but none of the scholarships seem to appeal to me (they don't seem to be worth the time). The ones that d </p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated. Should I apply mainly to small amounts of money or try to some of the larger amounts in aid ? </p>

<p>The thing is I know very little about this whole thing.</p>

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<p>There is no harm in trying for scholarships on fastweb. Make sure you check into any scholarships available through your school for continuing students, too. Most schools keep a list of scholarships on their website - check the departmental websites, too.</p>

<p>By the way, you don't "get" money from the FAFSA. The FAFSA collects the info necessary to determine your Expected Family Contribution. This EFC is the figure used in determining your eligibility for federal need based aid, and schools may use it to award their own aid funds, as well. You ARE eligible for aid, by the way - were you awarded Stafford loans? Those are financial aid.</p>