Scholarships Tips

Paying for college is a bitch. Unless you have a trust fund that kicks in when you turn 18 or you are part of that elite that has $50,000 a year to spare, it would probably be nice to have some help paying for college, or atleast trimming the fat when it comes to expenditures. Besides booking your flights early and living on Ramen for a while, you may think there is not much you can do. BUT-- there is. I managed to scrounge enough to afford an out of state private school with divorced and uninterested parents. Here are the steps I took and am taking.
Textbooks can cost up to $2000 a year and they are books you might never want to see again (like my Spanish II text book). Here are some places where you can get them cheap and spend your money on a new rug for your room or stereo instead--- (don't forget to compare prices at all the different websites)
1.Save 65 - 85% a Year on Textbooks
2.Bookbyte.com – serving students with discounted textbooks nationwide.

3. Click to save up to 60% on used books


I actually do not have to work next year because of the scholarships I obtained. The money you earn comes right out of the work/study requirement that most colleges have for financial aid. One of the scholarships I got, I found out about online. A secret tip is-- the more you have to do for a scholarship, the more likely you are to get it. And don't discount the small ones (even the $300 scholarships matter) Here are some places to start. I haven't tried all of these, but I did try fastweb and won $1000 and the others are just some I have heard of.
1.Need money for college? Use FastWeb's free scholarship search to find information on more than 600,000 scholarships!

2. Want to save time and avoid scams while searching for customized scholarship information? Let the Scholarship Experts help now!

3.$10,000 Scholarship for any School or Education Program


If all else fails, It is important to get a student loan and to make sure that loan is a fixed rate under 8% if possible. Beware of loans that have low numbers like 2% interest at a variable rate because they can start increasing your interest as inflation hits. Here's a place you can check out loans-
1. Let SimpleTuition find the right student loan for you.

College is one of the biggest investments a person can make. Its important to do the research.

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