Hello! I was wondering if there any more scholarships open for application at this point in time? I really need outside scholarships at this point to help pay for college.
If you all could drop links to scholarships that you know of that are still open for application it’d be really helpful
You can do a google search for scholarships
Speak with your guidance counselor about local scholarships.
But if you do need a whole lot of money to make college possible, it would be smarter to take a gap year and apply to a new list of places that truly are affordable for you.
How much do you need? If it’s more than a couple thousand dollars…and only for this first year…I think you’ve missed the boat.
Maybe this school just isn’t affordable.
Do you have any affordable acceptances?
I’m sorry -
Scholarships open in August and the biggest ones are typically due starting in October and ending in late January.
There are a few that are due a bit later, but as spring comes, outside scholarships are giving out the awards, not taking applications.
Tell us your situation and we will try to help you find an affordable solution.
I only have to take a few thousand in loans if I do end up going to the college of my choice; which is Macalester. Just I thought it’d be helpful to have more scholarships to help pay for college.
Have you already taken the loans offered in your financial aid package?
If you only need a few thousand, then you should probably get a summer job, maybe 2 to help close the gap. What you also need is a 4 year plan to finance college. Many scholarships are one time o\ffers and you would be in this same situation next year
Our local scholarship applications were due before April 1.
Are you eligible for work study at your school?
Or do you have a part time summer job-- perhaps even one for a chain that will let you transfer to a store/location near your school?
As far as actual scholarships go, I agree that the pickings are probably pretty slim at this point. Your best bet will be with local scholarships-- but at my daughter’s school, those applications were due in early March.