Scholarship advice for high school senior

[Bullseye07]

He's white. Good luck. A friend of mine was #1 in his high school class (6A school) and barely got anything. Dad's income was about $40k at the time.

Truth hurts, but that's the system.

#1 in class gets free tuition at the public in-state university of their choosing for their freshman year.


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[Phorizt]

if you were #1 in your class in a 6a school and didn't get anything it's bc you didn't apply for anything. I don't care if you are white, blue, purple, redneck, hillbilly, or what.

I'm as white as can be, was 13 out of 130 in a 3a school and figured out a way to get a lot of school paid for.

[Huntindad]

there are many state schools that have an "Honors" program. If you get accepted, there are various levels of money available.

My youngest son was selected based on grades/test scores/community work etc... and had to go to an interview. He was one of the ones chosen and has a full ride(except for a little food money). it is one the Texas A&M schools(Commerce). It is a good fit for him.

Make a spreadsheet of all the schools contacted/results/contact name/ etc...

[125Dad]

Go talk with your local Masonic lodge most all I’ve been to does a couple scholarships a year for seniors. My lodge does two for 2500.
Good luck.

[kyleseipp]

Echoing a second for the school specific Scholarships for his school of choice. Once he is admitted/selected for school, setup meet with the Fin Aid office. They will highlight some of the School specific endowment scholarship opps. Just a nickels worth of advice too - fill out the scholarship forms/sites every year. For whatever reason many, many students fall off the radar for scholarships under this misconception that they are only a first year thing.

Another scholarship database I would push is https://collegeguidanceconsultants.com/
Your district may have an account but if not, you can setup one.

Another reason I would advocate for the College Fin Aid office is to have them dispel the FAFSA process. Fill it out no matter what as it may provide some gap service up to a full Pell Grant base for school. There are many websites out there that will ask you for a fee for FAFSA guidance, etc - dont buy into it - FAFSA process is a free service and the college benefits by having your son fill it out.

From the sound of it, with as many college hours as he has already, he leaned into to Dual Credit while in HS. I would pitch a plug that even if he is pushing for a Bachelor's Degree, Community College Credit still stacks up at a much lower cost and he can continue to chip away at the overall degree that way. Many Colleges have 2+2 degree options and partnerships with 4 year Universities. (Little know less cared about fact - every year in TX, over 90% of the Bachelor's Degrees in TX that are conferred each year have CC credit on a transcript with them). Naturally, those partnerships are sometimes pathway specific.

First order of business -
What does he want to study?
Where does he want to study?
What are the 2 Year opportunities close by that he can leverage into 4 year opportunities and 'carry' that credit forward?
and before he answers any of those - Apply, apply apply for those scholarships on the sites that have been shared.

[kyleseipp]

Depending on his pathway that he is looking into there are also work-study partnerships that are available where he can be working with an industry partner to the college, and be Earn and Learn the whole time.

[The Sicilian]

If he goes to Texas A&M Vet school and studies dialated cardiomyopathy (DCM) he can apply for the Hoyt Stirling scholarship....i

[fishfeeder01]

If you joined and discharged in Texas you can gift the Hazelwood 150 hrs to your kids

Yeah, Hazelwood was great for Texas A/M for my Daughter. we only paid room and board and meals. that was great. But my Son is At Lamar, we its like we get pinged for me having a retirement for Military service. My neighbors kids are DACA students and getting a full ride. I dont talk to them much.

[tdwinklr]

best advice? Start college funds when they're little, not hope for scholarships.

[refugioco]

Y'all should decide where he would like to go to college. Make the visits until he says "I want to go here". You will be able to make it happen. Is he a senior? He could even finish his Associates at a school close to where he eventually wants to go..i.e.
Blinn-A&M.

[brokeno]

First thing I would do is get the counselor fired. This should have been started sooner than now. Get started now. Good luck in getting some help.

[Graysonhogs]

best advice? Start college funds when they're little, not hope for scholarships.

Thanks, that’s probably something he hasn’t thought. [emoji2955]


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[refugioco]

I would not throw any HS counselor under the bus, that was my last job. I could start listing what is entailed in that job, but not enough space here.

[Jon B]

Buy the book debt free degree it's from Dave Ramsey's people. Have him apply for one scholarship a week. Until graduation. Simple Google search should find him something. Lots of scholarships tied to parents career field.

[friscopaint]

Thanks, that’s probably something he hasn’t thought. [emoji2955]


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Yep....just forget the diapers and mortgage and save for college which they may or may not go to.......or it's 5 times more expensive than when started saving.....