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Paying for College

College can be expensive — learn how others are thinking about college affordability
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Hello!

My name is Nia, I'm a rising high school senior, and I'm new to the blog. Just wanted to introduce myself and say a friendly hello!

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When to fill out FAFSA for 2023-24 freshman college year?

Hello - I am thinking I'm too early to fill out the FAFSA if my student is a rising HS senior this fall (entering college fall of 2023). Is that correct? Is October 1, 2022 the earliest to submit th …

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How can I increase my chances of getting a scholarship?

I take honor classes and participate in many extracurricular programs in school but what are ways to increase my chances of earning and scholarship and I'm a rising senior.

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How can I better interpete scholarship requirements?

I'm 17 years old and I've graduated form Debiruss College in Nigeria. I'm looking to study mechatronics engineering in the US or Canada with a full ride scholarship

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How can I better interpete scholarship requirements?

I'm 17 years old and I've graduated form Debiruss College in Nigeria. I'm looking to study mechatronics engineering in the US or Canada with a full ride scholarship

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how to claim a collegevine scholarship

So I won a "Graduated high school Scholarship" which is pretty awesome! I don't know if I'm trying to claim it too soon or something though because there's a button saying "Claim your prize" and whene …

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Merit-based Scholarships

What are some good outside scholarships to apply to that are not based on demonstrated financial need? Are there particular sites or places to find them?

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Where do I find local scholarships?

I've seen a lot of people recommend local scholarships rather that national ones, and I was wondering where people find these scholarships. I live in DFW Texas and so far I haven't seen any for my are …

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Should I start a Go Fund Me page or will that decrease my financial aid?

Hello! I saw a post where a person paid off all their student debt by starting a go fund me page. I did some research and it sounds great and all however I plan to apply to FAFSA and the schools perso …

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3 years ago
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How hard to work

Starting my senior year im going to start working to save up for college my parents have ZERO to help give me so I decided a community college would be easier to start with but what kind of accounts s …

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I Don’t Have A Guidance Counselor To Help Me Find Scholarships

Hey! I’m a rising senior who is homeschooled. I love being homeschooled, but college for me is a year away. I don’t have a guidance counselor to help me find scholarships, and the college I plan to go …

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Where else may I receive financial aid or is it enough?

Hello, my name is Cynthia and I'm about to enter my senior year of high school. Of course I have the worry of financial aid and whether it will be enough so I won't be growing in debt. I plan to apply …

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How to manage time

How do you manage time with school work and jobs and family and vacations and more school work

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How to manage time

How do you manage time with school work and jobs and family and vacations and more school work

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How does scholarships work?

I'm currently a junior in high school with no knowledge of how scholarships work. Whatever research I've done is all I've been going off of, but I'm still a bit confused about how it all works. Do I h …

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3 years ago
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Good schools that could be in a 50-55k a year range max? (assuming I have NMF status)

Demographic: White male, upper middle class, NJ

Expected Major: Business

SAT: 1550 (790 reading, 760 math)

PSAT: 1490 (probably qualifies me for National Merit scholarship)

GPA: 4.57 weighted, 3.96 unweig …

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Chances of Fordham Or Northeastern NMF scholarships?

1490 PSAT in NJ with a selection index of 223

1550 SAT, 4.57 W GPA, 3.96 UW GPA, 10 APS, 6 Honors

ECS: Varsity for XC, JV winter track, JV spring track, volunteer tutoring through local church, voluntee …

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Student Loans

Two questions. One, can you fill out more than one Master Promissory Note, specifically for a different college? Also, are there deadlines on paying back loans?

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Are there any scolarshps that you would reccomend?

Especially scolarships applicable to all ages or even just 10-12 grade appicability

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Any sites that offer merit-aid?

My parents are upper-middle-class so I don't qualify for any need-based scholarships, and financial aid doesn't take into consideration several older siblings who have already had their tuition paid f …

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