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Scholarships & Grants (continued)
2. Successfully searching for scholarships and grants is time-
a. While applications for scholarships are not generally due until the senior year of high school, searches that commence as early as the freshman year of high school provide a better chance of receiving one or more scholarships. This permits the student more opportunity to identify potential scholarships, and to better tailor the classes they take and activities they pursue, in order to meet the requirements of the scholarship or grant.
b. Earning good grades and participating in extracurricular activities will help earn scholarships. Colleges often award scholarships or grants to students with strong grades, community service or demonstrated abilities in music, writing, math, athletics, etc.
c. Look for colleges that offer the courses you really want, and where your grades and admission test scores would enhance the school’s admission standards. If a school really wants a student, they will often find financial assistance in the form of scholarships or grants to entice you to attend.
d. If you don’t find the right scholarship initially, continue to look and look often. New opportunities arise on a regular basis. Apply for as many scholarships as possible. Also, just because you did not receive a scholarship for your freshman year, many scholarships and grants are available throughout your college stay. Good grades earned in college, additional activities pursued and other events may enhance your ability to earn a scholarship.
e. Once you have identified scholarships or grants that you may qualify for, start the application process early. Make sure you know the deadlines so you will have plenty of time to gather materials and finalize and submit the application. Also, make sure you have a qualified person (perhaps a professor or teacher) look over your applications and accompanying writings, to catch any mistakes that could disqualify you from being awarded the scholarship.
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