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<p>Really? Did she still have to compete with other students doing the same thing, or was it an automatic award so long as she did those tasks? Did she have to spend anything for this study abroad venture? I hope that was a sizable award for going through all that.</p>
<p>My wife grew up very poor, so she was trying to find all kinds of ways to pay for school since she was accepted to a great local private. She too looked into scholarships and noticed all these “hoops” that really weren’t worth her time. She could work in student employment on campus for the same time it would take her to write an essay/read a book and be GUARANTEED her money, and make more of it in terms of time/reward ratio.</p>
<p>Now that I have been looking to start college I also looked into scholarships through Fastweb and the like, but I find myself spending hours and hours 1. researching to actually find the scholarships and 2. researching said found scholarships to adequately write to what they are asking (or accomplish other specified tasks). It NEVER seems worth it at such small amounts ($250-500). To come up with enough to help my financial situation to afford college, not only would I need to snag about 10 of those, I would need to APPLY to possibly hundreds to get those 10 considering the odds. I could get a part-time job and make more money for my time than what I would put into scholarships.</p>
<p>I think they’re great little gap closers, like if a student only has to come up with $1,000-2,000 to afford school (after FA), but when you start to get students who are looking to cover $5,000+, then it’s just too much to do to come up with. Again, a part-time job would be better.</p>