Messages between aerosmitty and rascal1983
I read this book, "How to Win at College" here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-College-Surprising-Countrys/dp/0767917871/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3JBOE29KQ1ZN6&colid=2BFY39QPEHBK7 ...but I got it from the library. In it they suggest that you apply for scholarships, and keep applying. After all, they have to give the mpney to someone. Me, I'm an okay student. I'm very smart, but I have issues with authority, and I don't do well with jumping through hoops just to amuse the prof. But I identified a local scholarship and applied. You'd be surprised how many fairly bright people don't follow the directions.... The scholarship doesn't even cover a semester of tuition at school. But free money is nothing to sneeze at, and once you've gotten one person convinced, the rest are that much easier... So go get the book; it's an easy read, around 100 pages. And start applying to every scholarship and grant program that you might qualify for. They can't say "
