Warrior Scholarship Bulletin - 2024
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts
This bulletin covers the first steps in applying to college and scholarships.
Steps in Applying to College:
1. Completely fill out the college application. (Most are online applications.)
2. Request that ACT or SAT send official scores to your school of choice.
3. Sign up at www.parchment.com to have official transcripts sent to your school of choice.
Reminders:
· In order to work on scholarships with your college or university, you may need to have applied and been accepted to the college or university
· Scholarship and Application deadlines for schools may be as early as November 1!
· A FAFSA Completion Workshop will be offered in January 2024. This workshop will be held at the High School in the Media Center with sign-ups coming soon!.
1st TIME SPECIAL OFFER!! – www.vuscholarships.com I am thrilled to share a new scholarship opportunity for your student. Granite City High School is joining other area districts to partner with VU Scholarships. This program matches academic accomplishments with corresponding scholarship offers from colleges and universities with whom VU Scholarships has partnered. It is a great way to see what opportunities are available for a student! Once a student has the list of opportunities, it is up to the student to decide if they would like to apply for admissions to a particular college/university. With that said, we are excited for our students to see what opportunities are possible after high school and are here to answer any questions you or your student may have. Granite City High School will provide this information to VU and your student will be automatically included unless you specifically opt your student out. To learn more about what student data is provided to VU from Granite City High School, what VU does with the data, who it is shared with, or for more information on VU, please visit their parent page at www.vuscholarships.com/parent
Scholarship Websites:
1. http://www.fastweb.com/
2. www.finaid.org
3. www.mometrix.com
4. www.fafsa.ed.gov
5. www.grants.gov
6. https://www.isac.org/e-library/applying-for-financial-aid/scholarship-searches.html
7. http://act.org
8. www.ed.gov/finaid
9. www.goingmerry.com
10. www.scholarships.com
11. www.illinois.gov
12. www.studentscholarships.org
13. www.scholarshipguidance.com
10 Tips on Scholarships
1. SEARCH! Persistence is the key to getting a scholarship.
2. Be organized and prioritize.
3. Never assume: Don't believe that because you don't have straight A's and can't shoot a 3 pointer, there's nothing available to you.
4. Identify the goal of the scholarship and double check the eligibility requirements.
5. Be able to write about a variety of topics that may or may not be exciting to you.
6. Understand yourself well enough to create a compelling portrait of who you are. You must understand your audience well enough to be able to position your skills and strengths as deserving of their support. Demonstrate that you are a scholar or would like to be a scholar.
7. Use concrete examples in essays.
8. Watch deadlines like a hawk.
9. Apply early and for many scholarships.
10. Proofread your application one more time.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON’T GET SCAMMED!! "If you must pay money to get money, it might be a scam."
These are Six Examples of Possible Scholarship Scams:
1. "This scholarship is guaranteed or your money back."
2. "You can't get this information anywhere else."
3. "May I have your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship?"
4. "We'll do all the work."
5. "The scholarship will cost some money."
6. "You've been selected by a 'national foundation' to receive a scholarship.", or "You're a finalist in a contest." (that you never entered)
* Updated August 16, 2024