Phillip
How do colleges determine which applicants have the potential to receive financial aid?
The tuition of college keep growing higher, and there are limited opportunities for scholarships. It is really helpful to know that there is help offered to people with a low income through financial aid. However, I'm not sure what the exact criteria are, and if it varies from college to college. #graduate #scholarships #financial-aid
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Karen Renaud
Karen’s Answer
Criteria for college loans vary by colleges. go to the college websites and see what the requirements are. Generally state schools are cheaper than private schools, but private schools offer more scholarships. Through your high school, guidance counseler, you may be able to find other additional scholarship options. The Rotary club, the memorial fund from the school to the best writer of the class, the PTO scholarship. Today, with the high cost of college, many folks are opting to the county college for the basic courses and then transfering to the college of their choice. At the end your final degree is from the college of your choice at half the price. Going to a county college, allow you the opportunity to save some money, and still research what college you want your degree from. It also gives you the opportunity to improve your GPA to get better qualified for scholarships from the college of your choice.
Advisors at the county college would be able to assist in finding grant money and scholarships as well.