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| NEXT MEMBER EVENT MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 03.22.06 |
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NSHSS Student Council members are eager to share their experiences and wisdom with other
members. You can meet the Council members on
our Student Council page,
and if you have questions for a council member,
send an email with the Council
member's name in the subject line of the email.
Jessica Ho 2005 National Scholar Award Recipient and NSHSS Student Council Member The College of New Jersey For those seniors who are looking for financial aid, there still may be time to consider a few ideas. For those who are making your choices of colleges to apply to next year, consider some of these ideas to help pay for college. Of course, you may be thinking about taking out student loans, but here are two other ideas to consider. First, look for schools that offer merit-based scholarships and grants. Many schools are eagerly seeking to create classes with talented students like you and will often have very nice financial packages to draw you to their schools. The College of New Jersey and Rutgers University, for example, both offer a merit-based scholarship to all New Jersey residents based solely on their SAT scores and class rank. The College of William and Mary offers a program for the top of their accepted applicants in which every student has up to $3,000 to spend on an independent project of their choice. Washington College awards all National Honors Society members $10,000 a year. Franklin and Marshall gives merit-scholarships based on community service. There are many more colleges out there ready to give money to students that deserve it--I went to Google and found thousands of sites. It's not too late to add another one or two colleges to your list! Look around and do not be afraid to fill out one more application-- their essay questions are probably similar to your other applications and many schools even have extended deadlines. You can also begin applying for outside scholarships. One of the most important lessons that I learned was to not be afraid to apply for anything. The more scholarships that you apply for, the greater the probability of your winning something. Often, your best chance of winning scholarships is through local organizations which may eager to give a little something to local students. While some applications may require more time and effort than others, most scholarship applications do not cost anything, so it does not hurt to try applying for everything. Even a $500 scholarship can be helpful, like paying for a semester of books. You will not win every scholarship, but at the end of the year, you will be thankful for putting out that extra effort and applying for as many as you could. These two options do require research and effort from your part, but merit-based scholarships do pay off in the end. They are both very helpful towards paying for college tuition, room and board, or even just books. With a little bit of time and energy, you can spend more time enjoying your undergraduate education and less time worrying about paying back loans. |
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