Posted on 10/02/2007 7:01:37 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
LOL!
It is only partially autobiographical. I was an Asian Studies/PoliSci major (regional studies, not that ethnic studies garbage) and while I have never worked in Starbuck’s, I do sometimes rue the time I misspent and the money I forewent ;)
I was never an English major but always a voracious reader and though some grammatical rules still elude me, I consider myself an adherent of the ‘grammar and spelling matters’ cause. Nothing worse than inelegant and inarticulately expressed ideas and unfortunately, I find myself being guilty of such more often than in the past. :(
I have a cousin who was set on going to Yale. He’s still some time off from having to seriously start applying but I told him that unless he gets a minority scholarship (I come from a mixed family, he’s black and I’m mixed myself) that he should NOT go to Yale but go to a quality state school. He should figure out what he ‘wants to do’ and not taken on onerous debt to do so. Once he has done that, he can either attempt to transfer or just get ready for the GRE or GMAT or MCAT and do well on that. If you have the grades and the scores, there’s no sense in accumulating 15-50K in debt (or more, I suppose) for an undegrad degree that has BECOME what a high school diploma was worth 50 years ago.
The info posted is very helpful ~ thanks.
We are starting the college & scholarship search already. My daughter is a senior this year.
I received a phone call yesterday that she has been accepted into one of the schools that she applied to through their early application process. I did not know about the acceptance clause. We will carefully read the acceptance letter!
Check out scholarships.com. Also do a Google search on scholarships. Good luck ~ it is a tedious process.
There are websites out there that give all kinds of info about scholarships. Whatever you do, DO NOT sign up with a company that you have to pay them to search for you; it's not necessary, unless you just don't have the time or the internet skills to do the research. Have your daughter do some searching. I remember reading about a young women who did her research and ended up with $250,000 in scholarship offers! Just involves doing a lot of applications, getting recommendations lined up and polishing up those essay skills!
$250k, I’d love to know step by step and letter by letter what she did. Yes, I’m already starting a file and bookmarking websites. During the less lean times, we managed to save for basic tuition to a state school but food, dorm, books, lab fees, etc. just isn’t in the budget. Now knocking on wood and crossing fingers that the GPA stays up there.
I remember those days. It was cheaper to send your kid to college than keep him at home.
If your daughter is planning to attend a State college, check to see if your state has a scholarship program for its top graduates. I think in MA, there is a program that rewards the top 5% or so in each graduating class with scholarships of some amount, if they attend State colleges. If you go to the College Board website, there are links information about colleges and scholarships.
In Florida it’s called Bright Futures, in Georgia it’s called The Hope Scholarship. It pays tuition to a state college (for instance UF, FSU, etc. in Florida; GaTech or U of GA in Georgia, and all other state 4 year public colleges) for up to 21 hours per term, for four years, as long as the student maintains a certain grade average. The student/parents must be residents and it is earned primarily through SAT/ACT score, GPA, etc. It also includes a small stipend for books ($300 which covers the cost of books for a couple classes, at least.)
Thanks, checking out that link now.
Ok, I’ve been checking out scholarship websites this afternoon and can’t believe how many state that in the last few years US citizenship is no longer necessary.
Why not let your daughter do all the work herself? My parents never lifted a finger when I went to college (except for a little cash). And I’m glad for it.
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