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Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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5 years ago
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How do I write a financial aid appeal?

I was recently accepted to Georgetown University and am anticipating little to no aid. However, my family lost money due to the pandemic and our 2019 income is very different from our 2020 income. Wha …

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5 years ago
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Scholarships that pay you instead of going to your college tuition

Hi, I'm trying to find some scholarships that would directly pay the winner instead of going straight to college to pay my tuition because I need a car so I can able to travel to places with no proble …

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5 years ago
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Fully-funded scholarships for international undergraduate students?

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I'm thinking of applying to the U.S. for my undergraduate studies, but I don't have the financial capabilities to do so. Are there any fully-funded scholarships for international undergraduate stud …

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5 years ago
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Finding Scholarships & Advice for High school sophomores

Hi, This is my first time asking a question as an international student. I am a finishing sophomore almost starting junior year. I have been searching for scholarships since 9th grade but I still can’ …

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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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Women in architecture scholarships?

Are there any scholarships for women in architecture or stem?

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5 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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5 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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5 years ago
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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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5 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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5 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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5 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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5 years ago
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What are some easy ways of getting scholarships?

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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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5 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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5 years ago
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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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