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Increasing Scholarship Money
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I've just started my freshman year at a private university and tuition is about $40,000 a year. I'm not living on campus to alleviate some of the costs and I also have about $10,000 from an academic scholarship. If I do really well academically this year would my my school consider increasing my academic scholarship?
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Have you gone to your financial aid office. Fill out the FAFSA and see if you qualify to get more scholarships through the federal government by grants. These you do not have to pay back. Also look online and search for you specific field of interest. If you are majoring in nursing like I did you can find numerous scholarships, but you have to apply and fight to get them. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. Try to avoid getting in debt, but that is not always possible depending on your financial status. If you do get loans, I suggest getting ones like Perkins loans. The ones that can be paid off by agreeing to work for for a certain amount of years for working in a nonprofit organization or etc. Just do your homework. One thing about the FAFSA is that even though you don't live with your parents, you may be required to submit their taxes and financial income which could weigh against you in getting approved for grants. So don't be surprised. The only way is to show proof that you are either independent via marriage or an emancipated minor which requires legal documentation via a court. Sorry, but that's how the law works. I do not know the cut-off age range between dependency and independents or what the current family size income ranges are. Just look to see what the school has to offer. Go talk to your financial aid office. Do your research and see if you can be approved for more scholarships. Don't give up. Keep up the good work.
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