wage job working for the school. These
scholarships are first come, first served. See
my free ebook on Need Based Scholarships
for more information.
Need based scholarships may be somewhat helpful even if you are a middle income family. Learn about these scholarships
so you can determine if they will be helpful.
My own children could have received about
$2500 in need based financial aid.
2. Private Scholarships
The second kind of college scholarship is
the private financial aid your child can earn
from businesses or through special applications. You can search for scholarship opportunities given for special talents or abilities,
often involving a written essay or project,
submitted with thorough homeschool records. There are many unused scholarships,
and the awards vary from small to huge
amounts.
As you and your teen complete applica-
tions and essays for these scholarships, you
can use the work for high school English
credit. This can save you quite a bit of mon-
ey on English curriculum. But there is no
guarantee of success, even if you and your
teen complete a million applications. You
can learn more about this strategy in Col-
lege Scholarships for High School Credit:
Learn and Earn With This Two-for-One
Strategy. In my family, we worked hard on
applying for these scholarships for an entire
year, and our children each received about
$2500 from this kind of scholarship.
3. Merit Scholarships
The third kind of college scholarship is the
merit based scholarship a student receives
directly from the college when they apply.
These can be automatically awarded, based
on SAT, ACT, or GPA. This is why home-
school parents should provide grades in all
classes, so your student has a GPA on which
to determine scholarships. Colleges may
give scholarships related to special skills or
talents that you have explained in the ap-
plication process.
Merit based scholarships are often the
easiest to get when you know the simple
strategies. These scholarships can make
the biggest financial impact on your family,
even if your child isn’t an Einstein. You can
learn more from my free class called “Super
Scholarships for Humble Homeschoolers”
on my freebies page. Our children received
great scholarships from all colleges applied
to, and were given over $184,000 in scholarships to their first choice college.
There are 9 College Coupons
Convince a college that your child is wor-
thy of a merit scholarship. You know how
you save money on groceries when you
take the time to clip coupons? Saving
money on colleges is possible when you
take the time to “clip college coupons.”
These coupons are the many small things
colleges request in order to award ad-
mission and scholarships. There are nine
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Be sure the extra-
curricular activities
that demonstrate
your teen’s true
interests are reflected
on their transcripts
and records.
