Maybe you're not the potential All-American college coaches dream about.
Maybe your grades do not reflect your real academic potential.
And, maybe you can't point to any major co-curricular achievements.
So, you can forget about winning a college scholarship, right?
Not so fast. In fact, you may qualify for a number of scholarships. But, you have to do some research.
Your first stop should be your school's guidance office. Most guidance offices maintain a list of scholarships awarded by local churches, businesses, and organizations, and the requirements for each.
Next, make a list of your family's affiliations. Where do your family members work? Where do they worship? To what clubs and organizations do they belong? Check out all of them and you may find more scholarships, including some totally unrelated to grades or test scores.
And, don't forget the internet. You can try matching yourself to millions of dollars in scholarships by using one of many free scholarship searches.
The more you investigate, the more kinds of scholarships you will discover, including scholarships for students interested in teaching, future scientists, members of specific religions, students with disabilities, students from particular ethnic groups, students with talent in the fine arts, and many, many other kinds of scholarships.
There are even scholarships you can win by writing an essay or participating in an academic competition.
There are millions of scholarship dollars awarded to students every year. To maximize your chances of winning one, do some research, follow all scholarship application instructions exactly, and meet all applicable deadlines.
Good luck!
Daniel Kane has created more than a dozen websites on online degree programs and online universities and colleges. He has been a high school counselor and college dean for more than thirty years. This and other unique content 'online degrees' articles are available with free reprint rights.
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