Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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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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8 months ago
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are scholarships from nitro and niche really legit or are they a scam??

i’m not talking about the ones they have posted from 3rd parties, i mean the ones that are like $1000 one click monthly entry things. i’m a member of a couple discord servers/google classrooms full of …

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8 months ago
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How to ask a college for a greater scholarship?

Hello! Rising junior here, I recently applied to attend multiple virtual pre-college courses for a university. I was accepted, and I applied for a scholarship from the university to help with tuition …

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2 years ago
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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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This isn't for me(rant/vent)

I seriously have been trying my best for scholarships and I feel like I'm scamming my energy trying to get one single scholarship. I don't know how anybody even manages to be able to apply all the tim …

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2 years ago
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Scholarships

apply for as many as you can

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2 years ago
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Best place to earn scholarships!

Bold.org is the best scholarship website there is! I am entered in over a hundred scholarships right now and more than 30 non-essay ones. It is super easy and fun to use as well! Click here to try it …

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2 years ago
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Affording college

What jobs pay well in college?

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3 years ago
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College Funding

I am an international student. I want to start earning some cash to support myself for next fall. Any recommendations on stay-at-home/ online job opportunities or websites I can find work that I can d …

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3 years ago
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Loan forgiveness coming?

Once the pandemic situation is squared away, if that ever happens, Congress will probably return to college loan forgiveness. It seems like the most likely plans include wiping out $10K per year of de …

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3 years ago
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Can someone forward me an email of who won this week's scholarship?(Or just co the ppl's names who won and the fun fact)

Can someone forward me an email of who won this week's scholarship?(Or just comment the ppl's names who won and the fun fact)

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3 years ago
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Collegevine Price Calculator Down?

Hi everyone. For me it seems that whenever I try to use the collegevine financial aid estimator tool it just takes me to the dashboard. Just me? On safari on ipados 14 for reference. Here is the link …

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3 years ago
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Let's support each other on our scholarship journey!

Many of us have gotten into college, however, we are unsure of how to afford the huge price tag that college boasts. Some have turned towards external scholarships, however, the process is extremely d …

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3 years ago
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Scholarships for International Students

Does anyone knows if Team College Vine Scholarships are eligible for International Students? Also, anyone knows platforms like Going Merry and College Vine for scholarships for international students …

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3 years ago
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What should I do? I want to get the college experience too.

I am currently in my second year of college and would like to eventually go to Rutgers University- Newark but my parents have many issues with it.

Money: I do school all year round, so getting and find …

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3 years ago
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How does financial aid correlate with online calculators and EFC?

Title basically, if what the colleges give you (mostly Ivies+) is comparable or within a reasonable margin of error of what it predicts online

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3 years ago
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UC Irvine Regents' Scholarship

Honestly I'm so surprised I am able to go to my dream school this fall. What makes it even better is that I got the Regents' scholarship that gives me priority perks as well as a 5k scholarship. This …

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3 years ago
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How are the PSAT/NMSQT cut-off scores going to look like for the class of 2022?

Hello!

I am hoping to apply for the National Merit Scholars program next year and I was wondering if you guys happen to have any predictions about this year's cutoff score for the 2020-2021 PSAT/NMSQT …

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3 years ago
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What are the odds of actually winning a scholarship sponsored online?

We all apply to scholarships online, and yet, it always seems as if we never win them. I've applied to more scholarships than I can count, and I haven't won a single one.

What does the community think?

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