HI FROM MARILYN LOWRY @ YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS!
...and welcome to our new blog for helping students obtain money for college!
We have an online password-protected list of current scholarships which is available to individuals for the low yearly price of only $19.99! This will allow students and parents to access accurate information from hundreds of organizations that offer scholarships for college...on your home computer or your mobile web device at any time.
Our team searches the internet diligently so that you do not have to! Let us help you find money for college! We will be providing a scholarship of the month on this blog, as well as offering tips for college preparation and financial aid.
Our owners are former counselors who helped hundreds of students locate financial aid and decided to continue their assistance after retirement. Our company, College Guidance Consultants, has provided information to schools and school districts since 2000, and by popular demand has created www.YourScholarships.com for individual use in case the schools have not offered the program to them.
For the next few weeks, we will be providing information to dissect seven myths to help you better negotiate a difficult problem...obtaining financial assistance for college!
TODAY'S MYTH #1: THE CONFUSION OF FORMS TO COMPLETE JUST TO ENTER COLLEGE AND APPLY FOR ANY FINANCIAL AID IS OVERWHELMING!
Although it may seem that way at the outset, there are a couple of basic steps that will help you begin the process. Anyone planning to attend college should plan to take the PSAT during his junior year and the SAT and the ACT during the first part of his senior year. Forms for application ma be found at any local high school or obtained from their source. It is always best to take both the SAT and ACT, as the disign of each test is different, and some students may do better on one than the other. It is recommended that tests be taken early in the year so if the scores are not satisfactory, the student may repeat them later in the year.
The second step is to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Student Aid), also available at local high schools and usually libraries. Along with scores from tests, these results should be sent to universities the student is interested in attending. Of Course, the student also must fill out an application for admission and be accepted prior to the college's computation of a package of financial aid based on information supplied in the FAFSA.
LOOK FOR MYTH#2 NEXT WEEK: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE ALL THE AID WITHIN THEIR PACKAGES THAT STUDENTS NEED TO ATTEND!
We would love to hear your comments about our blog and Your Scholarships. We hope to be able to provide assistance to as many students as possible! Thanks for your interest!
Marilyn
