Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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Going to ASU

Hello I am thinking of applying to ASU out of state but it cost 49k. Are there any scholarships that pay half. How do you pay for schools that were expensive. Is taking on student debt bad.

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Failing Classes Due to COVID-19 and depression (which is also due to COVID-19)

I just want to know how much this slip in my grades will matter for:

- summer internships

- summer jobs

- scholarships

- post-graduation career

Also, how do you explain to potential employers that you want …

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Scholarships entry for high school seniors

Hey, I wanted to know if there are any scholarships for high schools seniors that are open in the spring semester and summer. I feel like I was really stressed in the winter and fall semester and coul …

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Easy Scholarships

I'm a junior in high school with a 3.8 unweighted GPA/4.3 weighted. I've been searching for scholarships that don't have any special requirements (like belonging to a church or having a family member …

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Engineering Scholarships

Hi! I am a freshman planning on majoring in Aerospace Engineering. As of right now, I have not committed anywhere yet. However, I will be going out of state.

I was wondering if anyone had any links to …

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Women in architecture scholarships?

Are there any scholarships for women in architecture or stem?

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3 years ago
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Scholarship for a student with a GPA of 3.8 out of 4.0

Hey Collegevine community,

Does anyone know if there are any scholarships for seniors with a GPA of 3.82/4.0 and that are not dependent on extracurriculars? If you can share some, that would be amazin …

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3 years ago
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I was wondering if there are any scholarships that aren’t only dependent on my GPA ?

I am a junior but my gpa is barely above average (3.2). I was hoping this wouldn’t negatively affect my ability to get a scholarship as it would be a great help to my parents as with three kids only a …

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Scholarship

Hello.

I'm an international student and I want to find scholarships to study in the US but I don't even know where to start. Any ideas on how to go about the issue. I have finished my senior class but …

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3 years ago
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When you get a full scholarship for financial aid, do you still have to pay the money?

I am a high school freshmen and I don't really understand the financial aid process. When I applied fro financial aid for one of the summer programs I got accepted to I was awarded a full scholarship …

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3 years ago
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Scolarships and grants resources

Hi there !

I am an international student in my senior year of high school and, as most students, I am in need of financial aid, but, besides the ones the schools provide, I don't really know where to l …

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3 years ago
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Is there any grants or scholarships that are still open to apply to as a senior in high school?

I am going to start my freshman year of college in the fall. I have only received one scholarship (despite applying for over 50). Finding scholarship and grant opportunities has been very difficult be …

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What are some easy ways of getting scholarships?

Hi!

I am a high school junior and i plan to attend college in the USA, but I know my family won’t be able to afford it. I would be very grateful if you could share some ways I could pay my tuition.

Than …

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3 years ago
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Where to find grants?

Hi, I'm an international student who really desire to study abroad, but i know US colleges or universities are really expensive.Does anyone know where can i find scholarships opportunities or big gran …

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3 years ago
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Asking a college for more financial aid.

I got into Penn State, and would really like to attend, but the cost is way too much. I only received the Pell Grant which barely covers anything, and even though I received the Federal SEOG grant in …

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Scholarships for internatinal students

Hello, I'm applying to UCLA and I wanted to know if there are any grants or scholarships from big companies for internatinal students, since UC's doesn't give financial aid to internatinal students. T …

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Do siblings with overlapping college years count as attending at the same time?

My younger sibling will begin attending college two years after me, meaning there will be two years of overlap. For financial aid, should I list this as another family member attending college at the …

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Where do I go for scholarships?

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I'm running late in my senior year for scholarships. IDK where to look for them. Do any of you guys have any suggestions of where to look? I'm going out of state to college most likely to UCSD or U …

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3 years ago
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How do I answer this CSS profile question?

One of the schools I am applying to (Smith college) has the following question on their CSS profile extra documents: "How much of your 2021-22 educational costs can be paid by parents or relatives?"

I …

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How can you get CSS fee codes with a COVID-19 hardship waiver?

This is more of an FYI. It was such an involved process for me that I wanted to potentially save time for another student.

If your guidance counselor got you a hardship waiver AND you didn't take the S …

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