<p>I am applying to numerous scholarships for the schools of my choices, but I wanted to know if someone could apply to too many scholarships.</p>
<p>No, there’s no limit on how many scholarships one can apply for, or how many a college will accept.*</p>
<p>The only concern would be if you are applying to 100 different scholarships, plus filling out college applications, plus keeping up with all your normal schoolwork, plus any extracurricular activities/sports/jobs/etc, plus having some aspect of a social life… then soon enough you’re going to get very stressed and burn out!
If you’re rushing to complete a bunch of different scholarship applications before their deadline in a week, then chances are the quality of the application is going to be less than if you weren’t applying for as many and had more time to devote to each one, you know?</p>
<p>I would suggest fill out as many as you feel comfortable with. If you feel overburdened, then don’t worry about it, it’s ok to not apply to one or two. Your schoolwork and/or college applications are much more important than a scholarship. There’s no need for said scholarship if you don’t get into college, right? (That’s a bit of an overstatement, but still)</p>
<p>Prioritize your scholarships, organize them in a list with the ones that fit you the best and you feel most confident about winning at the top, and the ones that are gonna be much harder to win at the bottom. Focus on the ones that you have a good shot at first!</p>
<p>I assume you’re talking about private scholarships from companies, foundations, groups, etc; that’s what the above refers to.
If you’re referring to scholarships from the actual school that you’re attending, then
- The guidelines for each scholarship will be clearly stated on said college’s website. Look there for more details. Some will be designated “only for engineering students”, “only for African-Americans”, “only for ______”, etc.
- Also, the application process for school-specific scholarships is much easier. Most of them just require you to check off a box saying you want to be considered for it, or some schools just automatically consider you for any scholarship you qualify for.</p>
<p>The specific school will have all of it’s guidelines for scholarships clearly stated on it’s website, so look there if you are inquiring about school-specific ones. If you’re talking about “regular” private ones, then use the information above.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>*For the most part, this is true. Each college/university will have it’s own rules about how it administers scholarships, which kinds of scholarships it will accept, the total amount you can deduct using scholarships, etc. Generally, these aren’t very strict rules, but a few colleges will have certain rules and limitations about them, for whatever reason. Look at the websites of the specific schools you’re interested in for more information.</p>
<p>Yes. When you find yourself staring at your computer screen, babbling incoherently, you’ve applied to too many scholarships.</p>