<p>I know, it's late, but are there any scholarships still available? </p>
<p>I've been searching on fastweb, and most of the available ones all consider financial need, which would probably disqualify me. (My family isn't rich or anything but we aren't poor either and I don't need scholarships to attend college but it would be nice to have a few.)</p>
<p>Question 1: When scholarships say that they consider financial need, what exactly do they mean? Is there a cut off money amount for who's considered financially "needy"?</p>
<p>Question 2: I have relatively high test scores (except PSAT). What are some scholarships that are more number driven? I mean I do have ecs and voluteer activites, but I haven't done anything amazing in terms of that (such as making a great breakthrough in scientific research.)</p>
<p>To answer your question if you make more than $80,000 (combined family income) then don't apply to need based aid scholarships. Chances are you won't get a dime or you'll get nothing. The 80,000 figure is a rough ballpark estimate (give or take a few Gs).</p>
<p>And there are thousands of Scholarships each with different criteria. Some ask for SATs, others don't, others use SATs as a factor but not the overriding decision.</p>
<p>Just because people can afford to go to college doesn't necessarily mean that they don't have other expenses that can cause problems. I'm in the same situation. My family makes more than 80,000, however, we have tons of other expenses- including supporting my family back home in India, and putting my cousin (who's a dependent of the family) through college. I realize that colleges consider these other expenses when giving aid, however, it's always nice to get scholarships.</p>
<p>Scholarships have all kinds of rolling application dates. We too do not qualify for need based aid, but my kids have won a large number of merit scholarships, mostly essay based. Some were given out in August; several are for undergraduate years as well (for example, the Carpe Diem Foundation supplies $5,000 a year for four years if you maintain a B average - while some apply as seniors and get a full four years, others may apply as college freshmen and get three years, etc).</p>
<p>And don't let anyone discourage you from applying for merit scholarships. The reason many organizations have merit based scholarships is, as they specifically point out, there are far, far more need-based scholarships available that EXCLUDE many people, and I see no problem whatsoever in private organizations setting up purely merit based ones that exclude no one. The financial needy can still apply; you aren't "taking anything away" from anyone, as everyone has an equal chance of winning.</p>
<p>We had good luck Googling it. Typing in our city/state and the word "Scholarship". Came back with many leads/matches and many of them aren't due to be turned in until April 1 which would give you plenty of time. Many times communities offer smaller ones that get overlooked.</p>
<p>not only will there be scholarships available to apply for now, but there are even awards you can't apply for until you're already in college - so just keep looking</p>
<p>When people say if you are able to afford college then don't apply for scholarships, I disagree. My family earns over 100,000 a year, but we have to put my brother through a private medical school, pay rent (in NYC), pay for his truck, and a lot of other things...so scholarships really help out.</p>