College Savings Foundation
May 5th, 2009
Question: How to get money for school? PLEASE HELP!?
So i’ve filled out my FASFA application already. They helped me a little but i still need a lot more money! I still live with my parents so i’m under their income. Unfortunately mostly all of their money goes to the house mortgage and i’ve already spent the savings they had (which wasn’t alot) for my college. Is there anyway i can get FASFA to give me more money??? Or does anyone know of some foundations that might be able to help? Please i’m desperate!!!
Answer: Stoppp freaking out.
The FAFSA will tell you how much money you qualify for from the government depending on your parents’ income. That is usually the amount you get (unless you lie on your FAFSA, in which they will find out). In some states, there are lottery scholarships, which you have to apply for. It’s basically free money as long as you maintain a certain number of hours (like 12) per semester with a certain GPA (like 2.75+). Also, if you google scholarships, you will be amazed at what’s out there. Sign up for scholarshippoints.com. It will match you with scholarships based on your race, your height, and different things that relate to you.
Google different corporations that have scholarships. McDonalds (along with most major fast food joints) and even places like Wal-Mart have scholarships. Here’s one from Coca-Cola that can help you start:
http://livepositively.com/en_us/cocacola_scholars?WT.srch=1#/cocacola_scholars
Applying may be time consuming but it is VERY worth it; if you get rewarded more than your tuition, you get to keep the extra money for yourself!! (Under the conditions that you keep a certain GPA and number of credit hours a semester.) Also – the “estimated cost of living” is NOT the same as your actual tuition! My estimated cost was about $22,000!!! I got 10k in scholarships/pell, and got to keep $4k of that (for the whole year, not just this semester). However I am a young mother who is also expecting, and when I lost my job, I pulled out a $2k loan. So the estimated cost is very unrealistic and is just a way to get you to pull out a loan. Good luck!
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