<p>I'm going to be an incoming freshman this fall and I was wondering what are some of the basic credentials needed for scholarships for my soph,junior, and senior year. One of my regrets last year was that I didn't get started on scholarships sooner, and I was pretty apathetic about my gpa throughout highschool. Do I need good grades my first semester or something else? Advice much appreciated</p>
<p>Check out your school's scholarships for returning students and the requirements for them. There are far fewer scholarships for non freshmen so it will probably be slim pickings. Yes I would guess GPA would be an important factor. Also check out your department as there are often departmental scholarships - for instance a chem major may find scholarships available just for chem majors etc.</p>