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I'm sure I wouldn't be able to get any Financial Aid based on need, and I'm applying to top-tier schools which have around $40,000 a year scholarships, but since my parents are paying for two children to go to college at the same time, that's $80,000 a year. What scholarships should I look for that will take a lot of that away? I'm trying to find maybe $10,000 of aid a year, so then my parents would only be paying $30,000. Should I go around in my community? Do any large corporations give scholarships to dedicated students?

By Quidditch424 (Quidditch424) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:10 pm: Edit

Yeah. The Coca-Cola Scholarship is really big. and the Toyota scholarship. Plus little ones can add up. The Target scholarship ($1,000), Best Buy Scholarship ($1,000) and others.

By Texas137 (Texas137) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:26 pm: Edit

Your best bet is probably college-based scholarships rather than a scholarship that can be used anywhere. The Ivy Leagues and Stanford don't do academic merit scholarships, but almost everyone else does. This will not work at a "reach" school. The idea is that a college which could not ordinarily attract students of your calibre (whatever that is)will try to lure some there with merit aid. So look closely at schools you would be happy to go to, but which may be a notch below the level of school you think you could get into.

By Momof2 (Momof2) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:31 pm: Edit

Robert H. Byrd Honors Scholarship? It's only $1500, but renewable for 4 years. Most places you have to be nominated by your school, but there's no big application to fill out. Yes, they DO all add up.