Gender: Female
Occupation: Grad student
Age: 29
Member Since: March 28, 2005
Answers: 5
Last Update: September 14, 2007
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I was just wondering, I'm only a freshman, and I'm only 14 but I already have an idea of 3 colleges I want to go to, UNC chapel hill, Appalachian State, or Meredith. I was wondering, I know I have to get super good grades to get scholarships and stuff, but how do I go about getting them, and what scholarships are available, or where I can get information on how to get a scholarship. I want to start working towards getting better grades now so I can prepare for my future. If it makes any difference I want to be a teacher.
If this is confusing then sorry, I pretty much just want information on scholarships grade wise, I live in NC, but I don't think that matters. Thanks in advance. (link)
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Try going to the library. There are books on this very subject, including books listing a wide variety of scholarships. As for scholarships from a particular school, for most of those, your application to the school automatically doubles as the application for the scholarships; check the websites for the schools to see if there are particular requirements for those, or if there are additional applications for any of them (when it comes time to apply).
Also, there are some organizations which give scholarships to members or children of members. If you or your parents belong to any organizations which might do this, look to see whether they do, and what you have to do to apply.
As for classes, you should try to keep your course load well balanced; take as much math/science as you can while still taking English and social science courses, with music, art, and/or foreign language thrown in the mix as you see fit. Don't concentrate too much on one type of course at this point -- you can do that later when you are in college and focusing on a particular major and/or career.
If your district has as low a requirement as mine did for math and science for graduation, make sure to take more than is needed to graduate, especially if you want to teach in a related field.
But above all, my advice would be to be careful not to burn out too quickly. Make sure to take classes you enjoy and to have fun; keep an eye on what you want to do and where you want to be, but make sure it isn't all you're doing, or you might end up burning out, without the ability nor desire to complete what you've started.
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Wow... defintley the best advice I've gotten so far!!!
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