Scholarships (Minority/Upcoming Senior)

Paying for College
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<p>I am a Alabama resident who is planning to attend Florida State University in the Fall of 2014. Therefore I am a senior and also an African American. Are there any scholarships or scholarship sites anyone can recommend? Any financial aid can assist with my college career.</p>

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<p>The best scholarships are given by the colleges themselves, however FSU gives limited merit aid and you would need to be near the top of the applicant pool to qualify.</p>

<p>I can’t say how up-to-date it is, but here is a list of minority-targeted third party scholarships:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/woottonhs/career/ScholarshipsMinorityStudents.pdf[/url]”>http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/woottonhs/career/ScholarshipsMinorityStudents.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>OOS public colleges are often unaffordable due to high OOS tuition and limited aid for non-residents.</p>

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<p>Will you be relying on scholarships to pay for college or will your parents pay most of the college costs?</p>

<p>what are your stats?</p>

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<p>@mom2collegekids , my parents are able to pay for most. However, if there are scholarships that’ll pay for college fully that’s even better.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the link @BobWallace</p>

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<p>The COA for an OOS student at FSU is $38,000 per year. If your parents have said that they will pay nearly all of that cost, then any scholarships will be gravy. good luck!</p>

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<p>@mom2collegekids Haha Thank You so much for the information.</p>

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<p>Don’t overlook other schools. If you have high GPA and SAT/ACT scores, several schools in Alabama will give you automatic merit scholarships.</p>

<p>If you want to study engineering, note that Florida State and Florida A&M share an engineering division. But Florida A&M costs less, and has automatic large merit scholarships for high enough GPA and SAT/ACT scores.</p>

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<p>Yes, be sure to apply to some Alabama schools as safeties.</p>

<p>Will you be a National Achievement scholar?</p>

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<p>@ucbalumnus Thank You for the advice. I will keep that in mind.</p>