He's a really good kid and very popular in and out of school and wants to go away to colege. I see alot of other kids going off to college and I can't figure out how their parents can afford it. What am I missing? He does have sports asthma. Can he get help because of it?
2006-11-01 00:41:34 · 6 answers · asked by Elliot A 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
There are several sources for financial aid. Some do take time to apply and hear back from them. All of these sources are free to use. There are many private scholarships available, but you have to search and apply for them. I have included links to resources to help you on your search.
FAFSA.ed.gov will help tap into need based financial aid on both the college and federal financial aid levels. It is based on the tax returns, and the earliest you can apply for it is January 1 of the year he will be entering in the fall.
The high school guidance office, if he is currently attending high school, has a list of local scholarships.
35 states have a place to apply for both college admission and state college grants at the same time, and this can be found via Google.com and Yahoo.com. If your state is not one of them, search your state's government website to locate college grants. It is always an idea to apply for membership to more than one of these because some scholarships maybe listed with one website but not another.
Most college financial aid websites also list private scholarships from companies and organizations.
Finally, there are free membership scholarship search websites. Most are updated on a regular basis. Also, most offer a customized search.
Good luck!
2006-11-01 04:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 08:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How are his grades? There are TONS of scholarships that he can apply for both locally and nationally. Right now there are scholarships for people based on geography, family history, life experiences, etc. The way to get this money is to put in the time and effort because it can be extremely time consuming to do it. Also, it is important to apply for financial aid through the government (FAFSA) because he may qualify for grants as well as get loans too. Sometimes colleges will give great scholarships if they find the candidate to be extremely desireable. So for instance, if he got into both Harvard and Boston College, BC will most likely give a great financial aid package/scholarship to entice him, whereas a higher ranked school may not. So it may be wise for him to apply to schools that are slightly lower ranked than his potential because the aid might be more substantial. If not, then definitely he needs to put in the leg work to applying for some scholarships. There are great resources out there. I recommend that he spend some time researching at the local bookstore reference section where there are plenty of books about financing college. Good luck!
2006-11-01 01:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jacqueline S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hs guidance office should have a list of scholarships and bursaries available and you can do a search online for such information as well. If your son gets excellent grades at school there's probably something he'll qualify for. You also might look into financial aid , as many students from lower income families may meet financial criteria to help them go away to school. You might also look at your state universities which are cheaper than the Ivy League and Sister schools.
2006-11-01 00:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best thing I can suggest doing is fill out the fafsa... fafsa.ed.gov then there will be a question about your finances, fill that out and based on your EFC (expected Family Contribution) that will determine how much aid he will be eligible for... There are two different types of grants that he could be eligible for, the pell grant and the FSEOG...
2006-11-01 06:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by spaz050201 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it, Student loans are the way to go.
2006-11-01 00:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by T B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋