2006-07-26 16:49:53 · 5 answers · asked by ESSENCE C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
FAFSA. The government's loans are a lot lower in the percentage rate than other banks, credit card companies, and the like.
2006-07-26 18:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by jonzmom1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
People make the mistake of looking for one big scholarship to pay for everything when they should be targeting smaller scholarships that are more regionalized or specialized to their intended field or reflect something unique about them (son of Italian policeman, daughter of registered nurse, etc). Everybody goes for the big scholarships, the competition for those is much higher and your chances are smaller of getting it. Research and apply for anything and everything you are close to being eligible for no matter how small the scholarship.
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!
2006-07-27 16:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try EStudentLoan.com which allows you to compare loan options from a number of lenders.
Make sure that you exhaust your scholarship options first, since this money is essentially free money that does not have to be paid back.
You should check out:
http://www.CollegeToolkit.com
http://www.Fastweb.com
http://www.Scholarships.com
2006-07-27 02:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer is correct.
2006-07-26 16:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by nolyad69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.fafsa.com
www.salliemae.com
www.loantolearn.com
www.bankofamerica.com
www.wachovia.com
Talk to your school financial aid... they'll help.
2006-07-26 16:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by born2bfree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋