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How do I make the most out of scholarships?

How do I make the most out of college scholarships in order to focus on my education rather than the price?

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Tam(Tommy)’s Answer

Hello Christina

To take advantage of a scholarship, if you are a first year, take as many classes as you could handle and earn a a good score in, This will ensure a good GPA which mean more scholarships and awards down the line. Use the chance to then take part in the college activities which will be invaluable in networking as well as discovering what career that suit you. Finally, take part in research opportunity and internship

Good luck in your endeavor, Christina
Thank you comment icon Good point. Most universities have a cap on how much they'll charge you. It's often all the same cost after 12 credits. Aaron Escamilla
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This may not be quite the answer you're looking for but obviously not doing too many extra electives would maximize your scholarship utilization. This is a double edged sword though. You can pack yourself with classes and as little electives as possible but then you might burn out, overexhaust yourself, and ultimately end up with bad grades...so then you saved money but...got bad grades...was it worth it? So you definitely just want to get a feel for how much you can handle per semester (how many credits, how many major vs elective classes per semester, etc).

Another thought, I had a friend who was blowing through classes and I learned from that that they would take the more annoying classes at the big university through the local community college (which is cheaper) and transfer the credit over. Lots of big universities pride themselves in have the class average in Calculus be 40% :/ So...why not just take it through the community college, get a 95%, then transfer the credit...boom...you've saved yourself stress, sleep, and will pull out ahead of others because they all decided to do that hardest class at the University.

Aaron recommends the following next steps:

See if there's any classes you can take during the summer online through the local community college that you can transfer to your university to save money
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Baljit’s Answer

Hi Christina,
In order to make the most out of scholarships for college would be to apply to as many as possible. If you have a list of the scholarships and their requirements albeit an application and/or an essays, then a sample application and/or essay would come in handy. All you would have to do is apply with the same essay if the scholarship allows it. Or you could cut and paste the relevant information that the college is looking for.
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Adeola’s Answer

Hi,

Can you consider the following?

Adeola recommends the following next steps:

Remind yourself the reason you're in school constantly
Prove to yourself you worth the scholarship and worth even better
Consider making a study group
Attend all classes if you could
Stay out of trouble, remind yourself who you wanted and needed to be
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