More Scholarships

Last week I posted about Local Scholarships and since then pretty much every senior I have talked to has been by to talk about their financial aid package and/ or asking for more scholarship information to help manage the costs of their college offers.

The reality is that college is expensive! It is an investment and finding financial options to help make it realistic such as with additional scholarships is important. I know that it can be a time consuming process, but it is worth it if it makes your college degree more affordable.

Most scholarship money does end up coming directly from your colleges, but there are so many other places to look for scholarships and you should consider all of the options to try to help make your college experience even a little more affordable! For example, do your parent's employers (or if you work, your employer) offer scholarships for dependent children? What about your place of worship? If you volunteer for an organization, do they offer scholarships for their student volunteers? There are also countless scholarship search websites where you can complete personalized searches for other qualities and characteristics that would be ideal for you. If you want to see some of these sites, please check out financial aid section (under colleges) on the WKHS Counselors website.