Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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Why did collegevine stop offering their weekly scholarship?

I really appreciated the weekly scholarship and it was one of the main reasons I came here. So why did they remove it? And will it be back?

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Scholarship scams?

Besides scholarship scams asking to pay for their programs, what are some other red flags to look out for when applying to scholarships?

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2 years ago
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Scholarships for Gap Years?

I'm planning on taking a gap year before college and having a tough time figuring out how to fund it. Any ideas?

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2 years ago
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FASFA FORM

Hopefully not a stupid question, but is the fasfa form for a generalized college apps or for one specific school?

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2 years ago
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General scholarship adivce?

What would you say is your best advice in general to finding scholarships? I'm having trouble finding where to start and which websites to trust.

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2 years ago
Discussion

Hello!

My name is Nia, I'm a rising high school senior, and I'm new to the blog. Just wanted to introduce myself and say a friendly hello!

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2 years ago
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When to fill out FAFSA for 2023-24 freshman college year?

Hello - I am thinking I'm too early to fill out the FAFSA if my student is a rising HS senior this fall (entering college fall of 2023). Is that correct? Is October 1, 2022 the earliest to submit th …

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2 years ago
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How can I increase my chances of getting a scholarship?

I take honor classes and participate in many extracurricular programs in school but what are ways to increase my chances of earning and scholarship and I'm a rising senior.

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2 years ago
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How can I better interpete scholarship requirements?

I'm 17 years old and I've graduated form Debiruss College in Nigeria. I'm looking to study mechatronics engineering in the US or Canada with a full ride scholarship

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2 years ago
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How can I better interpete scholarship requirements?

I'm 17 years old and I've graduated form Debiruss College in Nigeria. I'm looking to study mechatronics engineering in the US or Canada with a full ride scholarship

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2 years ago
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how to claim a collegevine scholarship

So I won a "Graduated high school Scholarship" which is pretty awesome! I don't know if I'm trying to claim it too soon or something though because there's a button saying "Claim your prize" and whene …

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2 years ago
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Merit-based Scholarships

What are some good outside scholarships to apply to that are not based on demonstrated financial need? Are there particular sites or places to find them?

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2 years ago
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Where do I find local scholarships?

I've seen a lot of people recommend local scholarships rather that national ones, and I was wondering where people find these scholarships. I live in DFW Texas and so far I haven't seen any for my are …

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2 years ago
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Should I start a Go Fund Me page or will that decrease my financial aid?

Hello! I saw a post where a person paid off all their student debt by starting a go fund me page. I did some research and it sounds great and all however I plan to apply to FAFSA and the schools perso …

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2 years ago
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How hard to work

Starting my senior year im going to start working to save up for college my parents have ZERO to help give me so I decided a community college would be easier to start with but what kind of accounts s …

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2 years ago
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I Don’t Have A Guidance Counselor To Help Me Find Scholarships

Hey! I’m a rising senior who is homeschooled. I love being homeschooled, but college for me is a year away. I don’t have a guidance counselor to help me find scholarships, and the college I plan to go …

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2 years ago
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Where else may I receive financial aid or is it enough?

Hello, my name is Cynthia and I'm about to enter my senior year of high school. Of course I have the worry of financial aid and whether it will be enough so I won't be growing in debt. I plan to apply …

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2 years ago
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How to manage time

How do you manage time with school work and jobs and family and vacations and more school work

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2 years ago
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How to manage time

How do you manage time with school work and jobs and family and vacations and more school work

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2 years ago
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How does scholarships work?

I'm currently a junior in high school with no knowledge of how scholarships work. Whatever research I've done is all I've been going off of, but I'm still a bit confused about how it all works. Do I h …

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