<p>Hey!
I am going to have a tough time paying for college, so I need scholarships. Besides the ones from colleges themselves, are there scholarships for ACT/SAT score that I can apply for? I have pretty good scores and I know about the major companies ( Best buy, Coca Cola, Lowes, Burger King) scholarships. Are there any other ones that are based on this?</p>
<p>My Scores:
SAT 2180 ( 1450/1600)(12 E)
ACT 34 (12 E)
700 Community Service Hours</p>
<p>Anyone have any recommendations?</p>
<p>bump...really need help</p>
<p>bump...anyone know?</p>
<p>The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program is a federally funded, state administered scholarship that is based on your SAT score combined with your grade-point average (at least in CA). The award currently is $1500 per year.<br>
You can find more info here:
Robert</a> C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program</p>
<p>Most other scholarships have more requirements to be met than simply high scores. </p>
<p>The Elks National Foundation have a generous "Most Valuable Student Scholarship" program which is judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. They award 500 scholarships ranging from $1000 to $15000 per year. You need to start the application for this at your local Elks Club level.
Elks</a> National Foundation</p>
<p>I suggest using a search engine such as google to help you in your search. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! Anything else?</p>
<p>Also, how hard is it to get the most valuable student scholarship?</p>
<p>Please, I really need help!</p>
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<p>Register on Fastweb.com to have their database of scholarships screened to meet your criteria. Look out for quasi-=scholarships that are just marketing ploys for products however.</p>
<p>Thanks Gadad! I already have a fastweb account, but unfortunately I am having no luck with it. Besides local competitions, are there any others worth trying? Also, is the gates millennium scholarship available for people w/o need? My family is pretty well off 150k+ a year, but I was wondering if I should go for the gates millennium one.</p>
<p>Why not check out the websites yourself for various scholarships to see if you qualify. this is from the Gates site: ::</a>. The Gates Millennium Scholars .::</p>
<pre><code> "What are the eligibility criteria for the GMS program?
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<p>Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS scholarship if they: Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American Are a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted) or have earned a GED Will be enrolling for the first-time at a U.S. accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities Meet the federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Nominee Personal Information Form, Nominator Form, and Recommender Form) by the deadline"</p>
<p>With a family income of $150k + a year, i don't think you will meet the Pell Grant eligibility criteria. I doubt seriously you will qualify for most need based scholarships such as the Elks MVS. Your best bet will probably be merit scholarships, providing you have a decent GPA.</p>
<p>You have a four-year full-tuition scholarship at the U. of Alabama if you have a 3.5 GPA to go with your test scores, or one at Ohio U. if you have at least a 3.0. Go to their Admissions sites and click on "Scholarships."</p>
<p>Have you looked into SMART scholarships? SMART offers scholarships to students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for excelling in STEM fields(Science, Math and Research). Students must be 18 years of age to be eligible. access their website at SMART</a> - Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation - Part of the National Defense Education Program.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how good of a writer you are but there are lots of essay contest that award money toward higher education.</p>
<p>Why are you doing it this way? Private scholarships are usually only for ONE year…FRESHMAN year. How would you pay for the rest of college?</p>
<p>As someone with a high income, your method will NOT likely work. Private scholarships often look at INCOME/NEED. </p>
<p>You don’t have financial need with that income. </p>
<p>What is your GPA? </p>
<p>GMS is for minorities. And you have to be low income. So, you won’t qualify.</p>
<p>You may think that you can cobble together enough private scholarships to pay for the school of your choice, but that’s very, very unlikely.</p>
<p>What are your financial safety schools? </p>
<p>How much will your family contribute each year?<br>
As a back up, you need to apply to SOME colleges that will give you large scholarships for your stats because your method will NOT likely work out.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Your past posts indicate that you’re in college now…sounds like you’re a rising senior in college. </p>
<p>In 2011, you were studying for the MCAT.</p>
<p>What is going on?</p>
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<p>Uhhh . . . this thread is four years old. THAT’S what’s going on!</p>