where do i apply for a scholarship ? do ppl care about my grade, if they want to gimme money?

Question

i mean i dont have good grades but i need big finacial aids bcuz i am serious in attendin a university , i got on fastweb.com , its a scholarship search thingy,u know fastweb.com ask u a lot of question like ur address and such but i dont wanna give it out, who knows who is behind that website.
and if i apply for FAFSA, do they care about my grade,too??

Answer 1

Apply to FAFSA online. They don't care about your grades, they give them out based on need only. You have to have tax information, etc ready though.

You also want to go back after the first semester and keep applying for new things. Also, re-do your FAFSA form after taxes EVERY YEAR that way your financial information is always current and you get the highest amount possible every semester.


Also, go to the university or college you'll be going to and go to their financial aid office. They should have someone there that can help you out. Some, scholarships and grants are based on grades, but there's plenty other things you may qualify for! The only ones who could really give you all the ins and outs are the financial aid offices at your college/university.

If you're really serious, and your GPA comes up you may also qualify for more grants, scholarships, etc as you go along.

Answer 2

The FAFSA will not include questions about your grades. You CAN be awarded federal aid even if you didn't do well in high school. As long as you have a HS degree (or GED) and are (planning to be) enrolled in college at least 1/2 time, you are eligible for Federal Student Aid.

That said, if you are awarded Federal Aid, you must maintain something called "Satisfactory Academic Progress," which is a standard established by each school to determine whether that school's students are doing "OK" (you don't necessarily have to do "great," but you can't get a ton of Fs either). When you enroll, make sure you know what your school's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy is so you know how good your work must be to prevent suspension/probation.

There are plenty of scholarship organizations that will offer you funding on some criteria other than academic performance. However, scholarship organizations often double-check to make sure that the recipients of their awards are maintaining SAP, so it behooves you to keep your grades up.

Fastweb is a legitimate scholarship site, but it's obviously up to you if you feel comfortable giving out your address online. If you're unsure of the legitimacy of a scholarship organization, do a little research into each organization that you apply to. You can check them out with the Better Business Bureau or, at least, look for (and read) each company's privacy policy so see whether (and with whom) they share your personal information.

There are a multitude of legitimate scholarship search engines out there. Here are a few:

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/other.phtml
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.srnexpress.com
http://www.scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships101.com
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
http://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom
http://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp

Please know that all scholarships, including the small ones, are competitive. You do need to be wary of scholarship scams, not the least of which is the claim that that there are "tons of unclaimed scholarships" just floating around out there. For information on this myth (and other scams), try reading these pages:

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unclaimedaid.phtml
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/protecting.phtml
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/ouchalrt.htm

Answer 3

Hi,
I was in the same position that you were in. After I graduated from high school I had a very low GPA. Most schools that I applied to accepted me but I had to attend a special program for extra assistance. Most of the time if you don't have a GPA of 3.0 or higher it is hard to find scholarship money for college. You can go to collegeboard.com , collegeview.com , collegedata.com and fastweb.com.... on them websites you don't have to give out your addresss if you don't feel comfortable doing so. Make up one or put in N/A. I felt the same way you did. FAFSA doesn't really care about your grades. They care about how much money your parents or guardian makes. Based on that information they will let you know about how much money you will be able to get from each school that you applied to. Most of the time if your parent or guardian is a single parent, you will get more money. Advice: Keep up your grades in high school and stay focused cause thats what colleges want to see. Keep ya head up...if you need anything else let me know send a email to me at [e-mail] and I will be glad to help you with this college process.

Answer 4

Not every scholarship is academic (based on grades). But your paranoia will do you in more than your grades. If you want people to give you money and your grades suck, you are already 2 steps behind. For scholarships you will need to apply and indicate why you are a worthy candidiate for those organizations to give you money. Are they going to give you money if you are cagey about your basic information? No. Do some research...

There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.

Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.

Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!

Answer 5

Do the FAFSA - they only use tax and need-based info