Paying for College

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Application Fees

Does anyone know ways to get around paying application fees (out-of-state)?

As someone who barley makes it out of qualifying for fee waivers financially and has many colleges to apply to, I'm worried …

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6 months ago
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Do you have any personal tips for scoring scholarships? Esp. from people who have scored scholarships.

As a homeschooled high school senior, I am applying for every scholarship known to man because paying for college is my responsibility. I plan to get my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering for cancer resear …

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6 months ago
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Collegevine scholarship

I have two questions in regards to the $2000 scholarship that CollegeVine offers:

1. Just out of curiosity, can you decide to not accept the money even if you win the money?

2. Is it possible for me t …

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6 months ago
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Scholarships for Juniors

Hi! I'm a high school junior with a 3.9 unweighted gpa, I take 1 AP class and majority honors classes. Are there any good scholarships that I can apply to that I'm guaranteed to get or any full ride s …

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6 months ago
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Scholarships.

Hi! I'm a sophomore in high school, I was wondering if there were any scholarships I could apply too? My unweighted GPA is a 3.9, i'm taking 2 AP classes this year, I play on my school's girls soccer …

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6 months ago
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scholarship ideas

hey! im a junior in hs with a 3.65 weighted gpa, any good scholarships i should apply to?

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6 months ago
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Fasfa

Does anyone know when FASFA is open? I asked my college and career counselor about it but she had no answer.

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6 months ago
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Scholarships for Indian student

I'm a 17 year old Indian student looking for jobs/internships/scholarships. I want to apply to University of Kansas. Any suggestions?

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6 months ago
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Scholarships for students who don't qualify for financial aid.

Hello, I am a high school freshman who dreams of going to college. I have known that college was the right path for me my entire life, however, I know that I can't afford it but I won't qualify for mo …

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6 months ago
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Paying for college?

I'm a high school athlete looking to get recruited for wrestling. I have a GPA of 3.85 with no AP/Honors classes. I scored 1140 on the SAT, I haven't taken the ACT. I was just wondering where is the b …

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6 months ago
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Opportunities for Freshman

So I'm a freshman in highschool and I'm looking for scholarships and other opportunities that could help me for college but wherever I look it usually specifies for juniors or seniors. Does anyone hav …

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6 months ago
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Financial aid

I have a gpa of 2.7 looking for financial aid or scholarship to study undergraduate, any help or ideas

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7 months ago
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How do I get a online part time job in Jamaica

i live in jamaica, i dont like where I live so I might movie but probably not before college. How do I get a job as a high schooler and live in an broke- middle class household. Help!

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7 months ago
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FAFSA; What are the plans this year?

I have heard from several different sources that the FAFSA will open December 31st of this year. What is going on? Can I still get financial aid or will I have to get student loans? My parents really …

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7 months ago
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Trying to go to University of Hawaii at Manoa, Is there anything I should know or opinions on how u would prepare??

I'm a High School Senior with a 3.9 GPA and a U.S citizen. I've pretty much looked at all the school requirements at UH at Manoa and I meet the requirements. I know that there are plenty of other scho …

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7 months ago
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I am a senior in high school and am trying to find scholarships to help me pay less for colleges does anyone know of som

I am a senior in high school who really wants to go to a university and I would be a first generation college student my only problem is being able to afford it. My family is low income and my school …

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7 months ago
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I am a senior in high school and am trying to find scholarships to help me pay less for colleges does anyone know of som

I am a senior in high school who really wants to go to a university and I would be a first generation college student my only problem is being able to afford it. My family is low income and my school …

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7 months ago
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How do i apply for scholarships . im a black girl in Nigeria and i want to school debt free.

i have graduated high school back in Nigeria as the valedictorian as well i dont have my sat yet and age is one of my barriers as well i have a gpa of 3.9 and ild love to get help on how to gain scho …

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7 months ago
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Is there a way for me to pay less feel in college? My parents earn low wages and can not afford to pay my fee

I am a high school graduate

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7 months ago
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Application Fee Waivers

Unfortunately, my school's district has updated the maximum income of your household to qualify for free and reduced lunch. My sister (graduated high school in 2014) and I have been on reduced lunch o …

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