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Yes, it's that time of year again. It's time for all the seniors in high school and returning college students to write ten-page essays on the health risks of SPAM and submit yourself to pure, unadulterated horror in order to finance you post-secondary education.

But wait! This is my first time doing all this. D: And I'll tell you what, too. I've only been looking around for a couple weeks, and I'm already prepared to call it a day and just not go to college. It's impossible for a 17-year-old white girl who is living with both her parents and has no health problems and an irish background to get any free money from the government. It really is.

Does anybody have any scholarship stories they care to share? Perhaps some advice for me?

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You're right. There are no scholarships for white folks and there are only like one or two for artists and they only give you $500.

You might have to suck it up and get a student loan. But don't give up on going to college. Go to a community college for your first couple years where its much cheaper.

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I'd like to know what government you're trying to get money because mine (the Canadian gov.) has a BUNCH of options -- there's scholarships (try scoalrships.com -- it's a large list of scolarships you can apply for), bursaries, OSAP. Also, work like. If you find yourself short you can always work for part time for a year while goign to highschool -- go beef up that average.

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I think she's in the US but it also varries a lot by state. California used to have some really good grant and scholarship programs but the state is so far in debt its close to bankruptcy and they are stopping a lot of these programs.

Don't get me started on how the California government wastes money.

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Blackwingeddragon, I live in the US. Ohio, to be exact. And now more than ever, the US has no money to be throwing my way for college. :/ Thank you George Bush, thank you Iraqi conflict/war/invasion/gimmeyourlunchmoneybullying or whatever they're calling it nowadays.

I filled out my FAFSA already (but I might be doing it again, because I think I screwed it up) and I may be elligible for the Pell Grant, which I guess is great news. But I've been looking up scholarships like crazy and I don't seem to qualify for too many.

Oh yeah, BogusRed, I actually know why there are no scholarships for white people. Apparently, because whites aren't a minority group, it's illegal to hand out scholarships to them. Doesn't that suck? [smiley]

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On Feb 14, 2009 12:12 pm, Cokekitty said:

Oh yeah, BogusRed, I actually know why there are no scholarships for white people. Apparently, because whites aren't a minority group, it's illegal to hand out scholarships to them. Doesn't that suck? [smiley]

Yes I'm aware of that. All the scholarships are for Blacks, Hispanics, etc. I saw lots of those on the scholarship sites.

And I hate that darn FAFSA thing. It's so utterly confusing I don't know how ANYONE could fill it out correctly.

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I know, but it just sucks! I mean...white people can be poor, too! D:

And OMG the FAFSA is ridiculous! >< Grrrr...these are frustrating times indeed.

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On Feb 14, 2009 12:12 pm, Cokekitty said:

Blackwingeddragon, I live in the US. Ohio, to be exact. And now more than ever, the US has no money to be throwing my way for college. :/ Thank you George Bush, thank you Iraqi conflict/war/invasion/gimmeyourlunchmoneybullying or whatever they're calling it nowadays.

I'd suggest studentawards.com (not scholarships.com, but you an still give it a go) -- they have scholarships with general North American scholarships (were both Canadians and Americans are eligible) and also international scholarship s(pretty much any first world country, States included obviously).

I would have even suggested trying to apply for Canadian colleges, so you could take advantage of the bursaries and stuff (Canadian colleges are apparently really great for helping their students to get through the year -- if you find yourself short on cash you cantalk to a finacnial guidance officer or something and they can help you figure out expeneses and even help you get a job on campus if need be), but you've missed the equal consideration date by nearly a month; meanign you won't be even looked at for highly competive programs.

But there's still a ton of options for you -- like I said you can work while you're going to college, take a year off completely so you can work full time, or maybe improve you're average back in highscool while working partime (be a part tiem highscool student and work full time -- but I don't know what the rules are in the states about that though, in Ontario when can stay in highschool til we're 21, and we can also be part time students after we've graduated).

Either way, work like crazy if you can during the summer. And I just realized though, that despite the fact that I keep saying "go get some work" that the usual jobs that would have been ideal (ie. factory work since it pays high) it might not be possible for you to find work based on where you live, and what's available to you.

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