<p>Are there a substantial amount of scholarships available to transfer students, if so, where can I find them?</p>
<p>Online courses would not cut it if you want to be admitted to a top 25 school. You would need to have 3.9 and up GPA with great academic rigor courses. SAT is not really important after 2 college years but for a top school it will. Since you are 24 yrs old, what you did all these years will equally play a role in being admitted in a top school.Yo also need to be realistic because top 25 schools only accept 0-10 transfers who have exceptional credentials. There are no substantial scholarships available, just the regular need based financial aid. For outside scholarships, you can just look at any website like fastweb. If you went to a CC, they also offer some scholarships for their graduates. From your name and age, are you an international student as well? That will make the matter even more difficult for aid.</p>
<p>No, there are not substantial scholarships available for transfer students. The major outside scholarships are for entering freshmen. Some schools do award institutional scholarships to transfers, but they are generally much less generous than those offered to freshmen. For instance, at my daughter’s school the top scholarships for freshmen include full tuition waivers and varying amounts of cash awards that can be used for other expenses. Their top transfer scholarship is a $2500 a year tuition waiver. </p>
<p>You would need to check with the schools you are interested in to see if they offer transfer scholarships.</p>
<p>If you are at a Community College, schedule a meeting with the Transfer Advisor to talk about this. Yes there can be significant merit-based aid for very tip-top CC transfers. And yes, tip-top CC transfers do get into places that offer significant need-based aid as well. Please note my use of the expression “tip-top”. Students who are not in that category may find no aid other than what is guaranteed when you file the FAFSA. If you do require significant amounts of aid in order to complete your education, you need to find the time to hunt down colleges/universities that do have good aid for transfers. Most do not, and there is no easy way to find this information.</p>
<p>Go to the Transfer Students forum, Resource sticky thread. There’s a link to some merit scholarships for transfers. </p>
<p>As others have said, they are few and far between, and for considerably less money than for fr admits. And I would also recommend having some more realistic goals such as attending a CC for two years (much better than online classes) and then applying to safety/match/reach 4 year colleges.</p>
<p>As for investment banking, here’s a must see that aired last night:</p>
<p>[Money</a>, Power and Wall Street | FRONTLINE | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/]Money”>Money, Power and Wall Street | FRONTLINE)</p>
<p>So I should transfer to a CC and get an Associates degree and then try and transfer to safety school? I’m from Chicago, Illinois, what would be some safety schools? Also, I am very interested in investment banking, the reason I didnt attend college righ out of high school is because I have held a full time job since I was 13 years old… So I do need a lot of help… thank you all for all your comments!</p>
<p>Did you graduate from HS and when, or do you have a GED? Did you attend any college? Have you taken any college courses? The reason I am asking is because if you have not attended college and you can study hard to achieve high SAT scores, you might be able to apply as a freshman to some colleges that have special programs for older adults. Many also offer scholarships. There is also better funding availability for freshmen than transfer students. Otherwise, you can start with CC, get an associate degree and then transfer. Do you currently live in Chicago? Do you plan to move/have you already moved? Do you plan to work while studying? What kind of work have you been doing all this time? When you say that you want to do investment banking, what exactly do you have in mind?</p>
<p>Ana1 thank you so much for all those questions, you have no idea how relieved I am! I attended CC for one term when I was working at UPS full time, I was working the 3rd shift, I wasn’t able to complete it, so I attended but have to credits under my belt. Yes I graduated high school in 2005 with 1.7 GPA… I’ve have work experience in fast food, sales, banking, insurance, investments… I have no problem moving out of state for school. What I find so facinating about investment banking is how fast paced it is. How investment bankers get to meet all types of people, I love helping people and I also love business… So being able to help out brand new or established businesses raise capital, I find that to be very interesting and exciting…</p>
<p>It looks like you are a non-traditional age student as well. Your best bet is probably to get a full associates degree at the community college that is most convenient for you. If you need to, you can keep working full time while you study part-time. Pay a visit to the admissions office at that CC, and talk things over with the counselors there. They work with students like you all the time, and they will have ideas.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Thank you happymomof1!! I really appreciate yout help!!</p>
<p>I do not know the CC in your area but if you are in the greater Chicago area you can take a class for $89 per credit at the City Colleges of Chicago. Since you have been out of school for so long you have to start slow to readjust yourself and move in a pace that you are comfortable, while working. Take one to two courses maximum the first semester. Do not take them online but attend classes. As you start, you need to be around other students to get into that mentality and keeping you focused, you will also learn about activities, programs when you visit the campus every week. It is more important to do well in classes than to overload yourself with courses and fail. It will probably take you 2-3 years to finish an AA but do not forget you can also take classes in the summer. You should visit the CC and talk with someone at academic advising services and they will guide you on how to start and offered suggestions on how to proceed. They just started early registration for summer so contact them, make an appointment with academic services and they will help you. Good luck.</p>