Re: Scholarships, student loans, financial aid????
OK, the fafsa is your first step. Fill out that form first, usually schools require you to do that before anything else anyway. Once you have filled that out, go to your financial aid counselor at school and talk to her about student loans. All I had to do to get a student loan was sign a piece of paper with her (after fafsa of course). Was all very easy and the FA counselor should handle most of it.
Secondly, scholarships are a little tougher. I didn't get any scholarships the first year. Despite filling out hours and hours of applications through fastweb scholarship I didnt get so much as an acknowledgement. After my first year, and a 4.0 gpa later, I received a scholarship from my college. Again ask your FA counselor if your school offers scholarships. My second year I received a scholarship from the hospital I work as an LPN prn. You will need to do some digging for scholarships and might have to wait til you have a year under your belt. Go to area businesses and ask if they offer scholarships. Go to your bank and ask them if they offer any. Most businesses will have applications online. Do you or your family have any memberships? like with The Elks Club or the UAW or American Legion etc.,etc.,
Good Luck to you but first things first, get that fafsa done.
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