Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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3 months ago
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What is the fastest way to get scholarships for college?

I am a senior in high school, and plan to go to Davenport for a Bachelors in Science of Nursing. I have applied to some scholarships, but have very little time to apply, and want to get as many as I c …

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3 months ago
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Getting a higher GPA/ or test scores like ACT/PACT

Hello! I'm Taylor, 15-year-old male (white). I live in Louisiana which if you already didn't know is the 3rd worst state in public education for the United States. My chances of getting into normal sc …

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4 months ago
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Ways to Get Money

Hi! I hope everyone's having a great day!

A bit about me so nobody's confused - I am a non-minority (white) female in 12th grade. I got a 28 on the ACT and have a 3.5 grade average, although it slips u …

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4 months ago
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How should I pay for NJIT? (cost 38,000 altogether for one year)

Here are the problems I am having:

1) My parents will most likely not contribute much, or anything

2) Right now, I can probably only afford like a tenth of a year

Other info:

1) Junior in highschool

2) get …

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4 months ago
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How much would I have to end up paying for college if my family income is around 120.000 annual

I want to apply for the ivies but the cost factor is coming into play and it's too expensive. Can someone give me an estimate of how much will a financial aid cover up. Thank you!

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4 months ago
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How do I apply for scholarships?

I am a sophomore and want to know the best way to apply for scholarships. Also is there a website that I should look at for scholarships?

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4 months ago
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Does NMSQT cause scholarship displacement?

I just received my PSAT score and it was a 1360. I qualify for NMSQT but I am wondering, would receiving a National Merit Scholarship affect my college merit scholarship badly? I have heard of scholar …

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4 months ago
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What's more efficient? Scholarships or Student Loans?

I'm trying to decide whether I devote my time to getting an athletic scholarship or just avoid that altogether and go through with student loans. (Please also tell me if in general, I'm just overthink …

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5 months ago
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Asking for more financial aid/scholarships?

I'm a senior in hs and just got a couple of acceptances. I currently have a 4.0/95.8 gpa unweighted and a 101.9 weighted. Most of the colleges I've gotten acceptances from have given me their presiden …

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5 months ago
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Need help with finding scholarships

Hello, I’m a junior in high school and I want to start applying for scholarships and I have two main issues, one is I’m unaware of websites & apps I can use to apply, and two is the fact that I’m a ju …

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5 months ago
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Need help with finding scholarships

Hello, I’m a junior in high school and I want to start applying for scholarships and I have two main issues, one is I’m unaware of websites & apps I can use to apply, and two is the fact that I’m a ju …

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5 months ago
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Does anyone know of any tutoring job organizations out there?

I've been a volunteer tutor for a while and want to get a job tutoring online.

I've been applying for Mathnasium, but it hasn't worked out since they don't have any job online job offerings open. Any h …

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5 months ago
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help with paying college

I'm from a low-income family but I really want to go to a good college to make a lot of people proud of me and myself but I have no idea how I'm going to pay for everything for college so any idea wou …

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5 months ago
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What colleges give a significant amount of financial aid?

I am a senior trying to apply to colleges that give a pretty good amount of financial aid. I know I have no chance to get into a school that meets 100% of financial need (ex: Harvard) so I was wonderi …

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5 months ago
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Are there any full ride scholarships that are still open?

I am a senior and hope to go to college next fall.

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5 months ago
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How do you prepare for the 2024-25 FAFSA if we cannot access the form yet?

I am a high school senior who is trying to fund her high school education. I will be majoring in Chemical Engineering. My goal is to earn my Ph.D.

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5 months ago
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Scholarships for interns students

I am from Kyrgyzstan in 10th grade and my future major is bio engineering. I have 3.8 gpa , nay that good extracurriculars . I am volunteer-coordinator , have a few international Olympiad rewards for …

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5 months ago
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international scholorship

I am 11th student from South Korea. I need a scholarship or financial support. Is there a scholarship for international students?

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5 months ago
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Scholarships for Non-Immigrant senior students

I am a senior in my school and I am a non-immigrant student who is not eligible for financial aid a stuff. I really want some resources for me to apply for some scholarships. Please help me with this …

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5 months ago
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Scholarships

There are so many scholarship sites and links to other things, yet they want all the information and not many actual scholarships to apply for for middle class. A link to actual scholarships that don’ …

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