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A long time ago, I told my oldest son that he and I were like the first pancake in the morning. You know, you test the griddle with that first one and adjust the heat accordingly. First born kids are the same way. We’re the test pancake.
One of the things I learned with my second son was the whole college thing. I had no idea how expensive college was, how early you had to start applying for assistance or how much financial aid, including scholarships, was available. We missed out on so much help because we just didn’t know.
I now have a son in 10th grade and a daughter in 9th grade. (I’m not ready to think about my “baby” going to college yet but he’s just 3 years from high school!) I know from experience that it is not too early to find financial help for college. In fact, this is the right time. Starting now gives us plenty of time to assess all the different scholarships that are offered every year.
The first step is to do a free college scholarship search. I love that so much information is available here, at no cost. I remember paying for a huge book that was supposed to have this kind of information, only to find much of it was outdated. Scholarships.com has up-to-date information on scholarships at colleges across the country.
After I filled out a thorough yet easy online form, I was presented with a page of possible scholarships for Boomer, listed by relevancy. The amount of the award as well as the deadline for submission is also listed. Each scholarship is clickable so you can read more about the requirements and contact information. Scholarships.com has made it as easy as possible to locate financial help for college.
Before you think that this isn’t worth the time, just try it out. You wouldn’t believe the scholarships that are offered each year, some never even awarded because people don’t know about them. You could spend hours and hours searching for all the information that Scholarships.com presents to you in minutes.
Scholarships.com is really a one-stop resource for your college bound kids. The blog articles on various scholarships give a more in-depth look at some of the programs being offered. The resource page is so jam packed with information that I can’t imagine anyone walking away with unanswered questions. They even cover online courses and tips for non-traditional students.
I had one complaint about the site but it’s a design issue. I really didn’t like the javascript link for the blog opeing in a new window. I’m not sure why it’s coded like that since none of the other links are. If they’d change that one item, the site would be just about perfect.
I’m not done looking around there yet since there really is so much excellent information besides the great scholarship search function. Once I’ve gone through the recommended scholarships for Boomer, I’m going to have do more exploring. I may not have known about this site for Jesse but I’ve already bookmarked it for Boomer, Maggie and Levi.
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My daughter and her husband have two in college and two left. Uhg..it’s hard on the pocketbook even with help. Thanks for the tips, I’ll pass the site on to Sherry.
Dorothy from grammology
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I hope they find lots of new scholarship money from it. I know every little bit helps.