Scholarships -- I'm lost...

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Hey guys, I'm completely lost when it comes to scholarships... I'm a 4.0 full time college student finishing up my freshman year, and I have zero knowledge of how to find and obtain scholarships. How do people normally go about this kind of s**t, cuz I know there have to be people out there that want to pay for my school

Appplying with Fafsa (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) usually automatically signs you up for scholarships, but you'll need to register now for for the 2009-2010 school year to make sure you're on the top of the scholarship lists.

Another good one to sign up for is FastWeb (http://www.fastweb.com/). A great thing about FastWeb is they sometimes work with government agencies that're hiring, and they'll send you job openings once you've graduated if the job matches your degree. I came oh so close to getting to work for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission because of them.

Besides that, check with your department heads, they'll probably be able to give you a list of scholarships and grants, depending on your degree.

I been doing the process for the same scholarship I got in my high school senior year. A $1000 use it anyway I wanted from BP is not bad at all.

Thanks for the info DN

What process are you referring to Jerry? I dropped out of high school (lol 4.0 in college, I know >_<), so I never learned anything about scholarships through them.

Scholarships are too hard to get your head 'round. I've been trying to get one also, but Houston Community College don't bother responding ever. Regardless of having submitted my FAFSA and writing their 'scholarship essay'.

I don't qualify for a Pell grant, only way ahead would be with a scholarship that covered the tuition. I have 101 US college credits already, and 12 more for recently testing out with 3 Uexcel exams, so I'm looking for something that will help me get a US qualification. My qualifications are British you see and as an immigrant that tends to work against me; I recently had them valued at a foreign credentials evaluation service (which arrived at the figure of 101 credits/hours), so now I'm hoping I can channel them into a US award which I think should help me compete in the job market.

Well I did not drop out because what does prove to those doubt your own abilities, proves their point. I prove those doubters wrong with my success in high school. The process I did was getting an "official" transcript, filled an application out and wrote an 1000 word essay about why I deserve the scholarship. They like my material and I got it. I been able to renewed the same scholarship with a different essay each year and filling out the required paperwork. Got the last two renewals and hopefully for my final renewal in the end. BP Community to my knowledge is mostly East Coast but it does not mean it is out on the West Coast or through out the U.S.