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yecenia
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What do I need to do to apply for college. How can I get money for college? Why ?
tips for application, how to get scholarship
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Tess Carly Goldman
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Tess Carly’s Answer
Hi Yecenia!
That depends on the college.
Are you looking to get into community college, a 4-year university, or trade school?
Community colleges are pretty easy. For most of them, you just need to apply by the application deadline.
These applications may include a small entry fee that you pay for out of pocket, no more than $100.
You would enter your information in the application, such as your name, birthday, address, contact info, your test scores, a high school transcript, etc. Each school has different requirements, and most of the information can be found on their website.
For a bigger 4-year university, you will typically need the same information and documents as above. But they may have a more expensive entrance fee and may require an admissions essay.
Again, the school’s website can help you figure out what documents and information you need. Don’t be afraid to reach out to the admissions office to ask for help!
Money for college can come from loans, grants, and scholarships.
Each one of these you will have to apply for.
They can be tricky, but grants and scholarships are a bit easier. You can look up scholarships and grants online and apply there. Some you have to qualify for, as they can be based on income, your gpa, ethnicity, club involvement, etc.
Some you can just apply for.
Most of your money will probably come from financial aid, which is a loan you take out to help specifically pay for college. These are more tricky and have a lot of factors involved. You also have to qualify for these loans, but there are so many factors that you have to ask loan companies which one might be right for you.
All colleges and universities have a financial aid office who can help you decide which one is right for you and how to apply.
You will not need to pay these loans back until after you graduate as long as you take a certain number of classes a semester and do not take a break from school.
Without loans/grants/scholarships you will have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for each class you take.
Let me know if you have any further questions!
That depends on the college.
Are you looking to get into community college, a 4-year university, or trade school?
Community colleges are pretty easy. For most of them, you just need to apply by the application deadline.
These applications may include a small entry fee that you pay for out of pocket, no more than $100.
You would enter your information in the application, such as your name, birthday, address, contact info, your test scores, a high school transcript, etc. Each school has different requirements, and most of the information can be found on their website.
For a bigger 4-year university, you will typically need the same information and documents as above. But they may have a more expensive entrance fee and may require an admissions essay.
Again, the school’s website can help you figure out what documents and information you need. Don’t be afraid to reach out to the admissions office to ask for help!
Money for college can come from loans, grants, and scholarships.
Each one of these you will have to apply for.
They can be tricky, but grants and scholarships are a bit easier. You can look up scholarships and grants online and apply there. Some you have to qualify for, as they can be based on income, your gpa, ethnicity, club involvement, etc.
Some you can just apply for.
Most of your money will probably come from financial aid, which is a loan you take out to help specifically pay for college. These are more tricky and have a lot of factors involved. You also have to qualify for these loans, but there are so many factors that you have to ask loan companies which one might be right for you.
All colleges and universities have a financial aid office who can help you decide which one is right for you and how to apply.
You will not need to pay these loans back until after you graduate as long as you take a certain number of classes a semester and do not take a break from school.
Without loans/grants/scholarships you will have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for each class you take.
Let me know if you have any further questions!
Andrew Gibson, PhD(c), EP-C
Exercise Physiologiat
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Andrew’s Answer
Hello Yenencia,
I see you’re from CA. College can be approached from a lot of venues but ultimately the application is fairly simple. You will or should expect to take a placement exam to assess your skills to some extent. This will gauge your cognitive ability to see where you stand. This will also be largely on where you want to go and the field in which you want to go into. I would first ask yourself what is it that I want to do. My wife has an Associates of Science in Ultrasound Technology and she makes as much as I do with a Masters Degree in Exercise Science. Degrees are not a great predictor of income. That’s important to establish right away. You can earn much more money based on the marketability of a skill than the money it takes to acquire it. There’s a great market for technological skills like medical or technological degrees that take far less money to earn but much more knowledge to acquire. The tuition to gain them thought may be more. Now money to gain them is all relatively the same.
There’s working to get it. That’s fairly redundant but scholarships do exist so you can be academically excellent which is also straight forward. If you had great grades in Highschool going into undergrad or if your pre assessment was excellent. There’s also state grants that are available in some instances. I had a very special situation where I had part of my grad school paid for because I am a combat vet. You will need to research the school you are applying for to see what you qualify for. These things are based on what is referred to as “special populations” things such as disabilities or ethnicity traits. Questions like were you disabled or are you White, African American, Indian, or Hispanic? There are scholarships for these questions.
I see you’re from CA. College can be approached from a lot of venues but ultimately the application is fairly simple. You will or should expect to take a placement exam to assess your skills to some extent. This will gauge your cognitive ability to see where you stand. This will also be largely on where you want to go and the field in which you want to go into. I would first ask yourself what is it that I want to do. My wife has an Associates of Science in Ultrasound Technology and she makes as much as I do with a Masters Degree in Exercise Science. Degrees are not a great predictor of income. That’s important to establish right away. You can earn much more money based on the marketability of a skill than the money it takes to acquire it. There’s a great market for technological skills like medical or technological degrees that take far less money to earn but much more knowledge to acquire. The tuition to gain them thought may be more. Now money to gain them is all relatively the same.
There’s working to get it. That’s fairly redundant but scholarships do exist so you can be academically excellent which is also straight forward. If you had great grades in Highschool going into undergrad or if your pre assessment was excellent. There’s also state grants that are available in some instances. I had a very special situation where I had part of my grad school paid for because I am a combat vet. You will need to research the school you are applying for to see what you qualify for. These things are based on what is referred to as “special populations” things such as disabilities or ethnicity traits. Questions like were you disabled or are you White, African American, Indian, or Hispanic? There are scholarships for these questions.
A. Michelle Hawkins
Make contributions and identify volunteer opportunities for employees
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New York, New York
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A. Michelle’s Answer
Hi Yecenia - If your school has a college or guidance counselor, meet with them for help on this topic. The colleges to which you are interested in applying also will have publicly available information about what needs to be included with your application. That is likely to include your high school grades and letters of recommendation from teachers and essays or personal statements. For the essays, start early and have a teacher, guidance counselor or anyone else who can give you constructive and support feedback review before submitting. For letters of recommendation, think back to teachers in classes where you did well and ask them to provide. Overall, think of how you want to present yourself to the college and begin working on the various components of the application to make sure you are putting your best self forward.
Michelle Evans, RT(R)CT
Radiographer CT tech
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Texas City, Texas
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Michelle’s Answer
Most colleges have counselors that can get you headed in the right direction for how to apply to there school. The admissions department and financial aid departments can help with scholarships available at the college. There are so many sites that offer scholarships depending on what field you are going into. College is expensive. What ever a scholarship does not cover you are responsible to pay.