Scholarship Series: How to Apply for College Scholarships
As they say 'if there is a will, there is a way.' If you have that burning desire to study, fees should not be the reason to quit. Many philanthropic groups, social groups, government take care of this.
Let us see how we can apply for these scholarships.
1) Merit-if you have been a meritorious student, throughout your schooling, you have a cake walk to the university. No filling forms, no applications, no refunds, and moreover no interviews and tests. You need to have an average grade score of 90% and above in your schooling. Chances are that you will get the entire fee waiver if not at least a big chunk of it will be waived off for you. The only astrix with conditions apply is that you need to maintain your grades. As the grades fall the scholarship will drop too. So you really to be on your toes once you are entitled for this scholarship. It is applicable for both native and foreign students. It is the most sought after scholarships.
2) Academic-not all are academic swans since birth; some are just intelligent plain janes or ugly ducklings who grow up to be academic swans. This scholarship is for them. You many not have fancy grades in school, but now you realize the importance of study and you want to keep at it. You can score your grades and get refund. Earn grades and earn scholarship. Let go of the grades and let go the scholarship. The only thing is that you need to pay the initial fees though.
3) Entrance scholarships-each university awards their own scholarships to the deserving candidates. You need to qualify for these. The university judges you on various criteria via an entrance test. The test judges you on intelligent, emotional, social, leadership quotient. These could be followed with a series interviews. About 30 students each year could be awarded these scholarships.
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