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College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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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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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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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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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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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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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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2 years 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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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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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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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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2 years 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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List of Scholarships!

As a senior who does not qualify for financial aid, but can't afford college prices (like a lot of us), it takes a lot of time to look for scholarships. There seems to be so many, yet none at the same …

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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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Paying for college without financial aid

Hello,

My family is middle class, but we don’t qualify for any financial aid. None of my family is helping me pay for college and I work a minimum wage job. I’m hoping that I get scholarships through …

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