Student And Scholarships

By: Michael Russell

In today's world, the costs of tuition are skyrocketing out of the control. To help subsidize this, financial aide is available. Financial aide can be in the form of student loans, self help (part time jobs), parents, scholarships, grants and more. Regarding scholarships and grants, what does this mean for the student? FREE MONEY. Absolutely FREE! It is a gift. And students need to remember that. Student loans are another source of financial aide, but guess what, you need to pay them back after graduation. Yes, they are nice and offer decent interest rates, but think about this: you will be repaying them for years and years after graduation. Repayment is necessary, but it gets old real fast. It's difficult to think past college, but after college, you will move on quickly. New cars and a better place to live become the priority and you'll be limited by your student loan payments. So it's a good idea to keep these as low as possible. While in school, try to get a part-time job. It will keep you more focused. You will be more disciplined trying to balance a part-time job and your studies; you'll be a better person for it. If some of your friends are partying a lot, remember that is not why you are going to college. To sit on your butt and party through college can be very expensive and you will regret it later. Receiving financial aide is a long, drawn out process. You complete tons of paperwork and then you wait, wait, wait. But it is very worthwhile. The day you receive information that you will receive a scholarship or grant, you will be very happy. This will make your day. Remember how you feel on this day. And now, for the secret. Organizations that provide scholarships are people, too. They want to be thanked. Providing scholarships for students is one of the most thankless jobs ever. Organizations may no longer offer scholarships because of thankless past recipients. Please remember how good you felt the day you received notification of your scholarships and grants and take ten minutes to write a simple thank you. The giving organization will greatly appreciate this and you will help preserve their goodwill for future scholarships and grants for others. It goes without saying students should be very thankful to their parents as well for any support they can provide, from an all expense paid free ride to sending a few care packages now and then. Attending college is a privilege, not a right. If you paid 100% of the cost of college by yourself and you didn't put forth your very best effort, you are just letting yourself down (maybe some professors as well). But if your college costs have been subsidized by parents and/or scholarship and grants and you don't do your very best, you will let everyone down. Keep up your GPA. The academic record you attain in college remains with you for the rest of your life. Good luck and good wishes to you in your future endeavors!

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