You are an intelligent young person, with ambitions of getting into the best college, having a wonderful time, graduating with top honours and the perfect job in your pocket! But, you feel that there is only hitch in this grand plan of yours, going to college is very expensive! But worry not! Let us tell you a bit about scholarships and how you can access them to achieve your dream of getting into the college you want.
Scholarships or grants are financial aid provided to those wanting to go in for higher education and are based on a range of criteria, which reflect the values and purpose of the scholarship.
Amongst other criteria scholarships are primarily based on merit. In this case the financial position of the applicant is not the criteria under consideration, but their performance and abilities are. Scholarships can also be based on need. In this case the main criteria under consideration if the applicant's financial situation. Then there are scholarships for those from a particular race, religion or country, here the applicants are primarily filtered based on their ethnicity, before all other criteria are applied. Then are institutional scholarships offered by the respective colleges. Then there are foundations and organisations that can be approached for scholarships.
Your principal resources for searching for scholarships are the internet followed by educational publications and the news papers. The first step you can do is to arrange to meet with your school's guidance counsellor, who can advise you, among other things, on whether your school has a scholarship facility. If your school does not have a guidance counsellor, then you can arrange to meet an external guidance counsellor, who is great help in identifying scholarship options.
You can also approach local or national NGO's in your areas or the chamber of commerce, as it has information on all the local business associations and can help you identify sources of scholarships. You can also approach your local house of worship or directly approach the university/ college you wish to apply to, as they might have some scholarships too. To make things easier, the student can take a test called PSAT/NMSQT, which are a precursor to the SATs and these scores can be submitted to apply for scholarships.
The best strategy is to start early, decide what course of higher education you wish to take, identify colleges/ universities which offer those courses and then start approaching them and searching for organisations that offer scholarships in your preferred area of study.
Once you have completed your base line research, you can now start planning a course of action and preparing your self. Now is the time for you to grab your dreams and make them a reality, it is hard work, but don't let that stop you, as the future truly belongs to only those who believe in the beauty of their dreams!
About the Author: Mirsad Hasic is the owner of Soccer Training Guide, where you will find Free Soccer Drills, tips on how to kick, pass, shoot, dribble and much more. |
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