My Daughter is asking me to help with her scholarship applications.?

Question

Doesn't her "Guidance Counselor" do that? I know " nothing about scholarships, but my Daughter will need financial aid for college. I wish I had answers, but it seems so vast of an area, without my knowledge. She is a H.S. senior. Straight A's, and wants to get a scholarship for a Pharmacy Program (since she was about 8 years old!) She always talked about that! Now it's time!

Answer 1

Yes the guidance counselor is suppose to help, but the majority of the time it is left up to student and parents. Research the Internet for scholarships that help in the field she is interested. You should get these applications in as fast as you can. If the guidance counselor cannot help your daughter, maybe there is a caring teacher. There are scholarships every where, but there are also students everywhere wanting them. Also if you want to apply for any type of Higher Education grants you must complete a FAFSA. Her school should have helped with this also. When my daughter was a senior they had a meeting after school for students and parents to explain the FAFSA. It is free to apply for this. It determines weather you are eligible for grants (which do not have to be paid back), student loans, there are different type of these according to your income bracket. She should have already sent in applications to the colleges she is interested in. There is so much to do. You must educate yourself on how to help her, because she is surely going to need you. Go to the library there are books to help you with this. I had to help but the guidance counselor at her school did also. She ended up with four scholarships awarded to her. One paid for her tuition for four years. These are trying times for parents with all there is to do to help your child prepare for the next step. Take a deep breath and don't get discouraged. Good luck!!!!

Answer 2

Either the guidance counselor at her high school or the academic advisor for her program should be able to offer some answers for you. Many of those scholarship applications ask the same questions and then make you write an essay about why you deserve the scholarship. Also contact the financial aid office at the college she will be attending for help. They will be able to walk you through the process. In order to get financial aid you must fill out a FAFSA form to determine how much aid she is elgible for. This also helps you get student loans through the government which is usually the best way to go. Here is the financial aid website. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ it's pretty easy to follow. It will tell you everything you need in order to fill out the form. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

My Daughter is asking me to help with her scholarship applications.
http://scholarshipfaqs.net might help

Answer 4

Her Guidance Counselor should be able to help her, although if she goes to a big school chances are that she isn't able to get help because of other students. If she is needing to fill out her Financial Aid, it is fairly simple. You need to have your 2006 IRS Tax return to fill it out. This automatically applies you to PELL Grants, and other available grants and it sends your information to universities of your choice. You can file on line. However you first have to apply/register for a PIN NUMBER, which is an electronic signature that you will need.

For PIN REGISTRATION go to
http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp

For FASFA go to
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/


Another smart thing to do is for your daughter to make herself a Fastweb account it provides college preparation and gives her a list of scholarships she qualifies for.

For FASTWEB go to
http://www.fastweb.com/

Answer 5

You can't get pharmacy scholarships until you are considered to be a full-fledged pharmacy student. At 6 year schools, that's not until your 3rd year.

Answer 6

Help her connect with the guidance counselor to complete these applications.

Answer 7

Contact with the college she is going to attend.