College List
May 31st 2007 12:44
Quick shout out to Writer’s Notes for her comments that gave me the idea for doing this!
In an attempt to be the most helpful site in affording college, I will be doing a continuing piece on specific colleges and universities in the United States and their scholarships/websites. (I will try hitting ones outside of the US at a later time). My brief summary of each will include a link to their financial aid page as well as other information I think may be helpful.
I plan on going in alphabetical order by state, and then in alphabetical order by the colleges in the state. I will be covering Divisions I, II, and III because every student has different needs. Each piece will cover at least one college from each Division.
Division I:
University of Alabama: freshman scholarships – This school actually uses the admissions application as a scholarship application. That means you don’t have to fill out more than one thing and they will put you in the running for whichever scholarships that you are eligible for. They also have a link for current students and transfer students. On their main scholarship page they have links to the left that you should go through. These include “Types of Scholarships” and the “FAQ” pages.
They have a different page for other types of financial aid here. The links are on the left for work study, grants and loans. I recommend checking those out as well.
Alabama A&M University: Ever wondered what A&M stood for? Agricultural and Mechanical. It is a historically black college. It took a lot of clicking on random links before I actually got to the scholarship page. When you do finally get to it, it’s very helpful. It lists all the different types of scholarships they offer, as well as links to scholarship search engines, and a list of private scholarships. This link tells about the grants and loans and other types of aid.
Division II:
University of Alabama in Huntsville: This school started as a part of U. of Alabama, but is now an independent school. The scholarship application and a description of some of their scholarships can be found here. On the left you can find links for grants, loans and work study.
Miles College: This is a liberal arts, church affiliated, historically black college. The links to their financial aid can be found running across the middle of the webpage. There you will find links for scholarships, grants, and loans. Information on how to apply is in the link “Financial Aid Application Procedures.”
(None of the links have their own addresses on this website which is why I am giving directions instead of including the links).
Division III:
Huntingdon College: This also seems to be a church related school. Their scholarships can be found here. Their site says to contact the Financial Aid office about the requirements for each scholarship. Since most don’t have the applications online, I assume they can be found there as well.
If there is a college you don’t think I will get to soon enough that you really would like to know about, leave a comment or email me with the full name of the college/university along with the location of it and I will put it in the next edition of “College Lists;” (this can include universities outside of the US!) The lists I am following can be found at: wikipedia.
Advice from my own personal experience:
** One thing I cannot stress enough is the importance of a campus visit. Sometimes you might think you want a big school, but when you check it out, you realize you’d rather go for something a little smaller.
**Also, I would suggest sending an email to the financial aid office, or residence hall office, or maybe to the dean of the college you will be in and see how efficient they are in writing you back. Those who respond quickly and give you the answers you need (or tell you where to find them) will be the same way when you are on campus. Those who take a while to respond and do not give helpful information will be the same way later on as well.
Next edition found here.
In an attempt to be the most helpful site in affording college, I will be doing a continuing piece on specific colleges and universities in the United States and their scholarships/websites. (I will try hitting ones outside of the US at a later time). My brief summary of each will include a link to their financial aid page as well as other information I think may be helpful.
I plan on going in alphabetical order by state, and then in alphabetical order by the colleges in the state. I will be covering Divisions I, II, and III because every student has different needs. Each piece will cover at least one college from each Division.
Division I:
They have a different page for other types of financial aid here. The links are on the left for work study, grants and loans. I recommend checking those out as well.
Division II:
(None of the links have their own addresses on this website which is why I am giving directions instead of including the links).
Division III:
If there is a college you don’t think I will get to soon enough that you really would like to know about, leave a comment or email me with the full name of the college/university along with the location of it and I will put it in the next edition of “College Lists;” (this can include universities outside of the US!) The lists I am following can be found at: wikipedia.
Advice from my own personal experience:
** One thing I cannot stress enough is the importance of a campus visit. Sometimes you might think you want a big school, but when you check it out, you realize you’d rather go for something a little smaller.
**Also, I would suggest sending an email to the financial aid office, or residence hall office, or maybe to the dean of the college you will be in and see how efficient they are in writing you back. Those who respond quickly and give you the answers you need (or tell you where to find them) will be the same way when you are on campus. Those who take a while to respond and do not give helpful information will be the same way later on as well.
Next edition found here.
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Comment by Philip Sharp
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Tokenspark: Super Capsule Tokyo Blast!!!
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My two cents (if you'll excuse the lamely apropos phrase) about college funding is: don't worry! Learn something! Borrow as much as you need to! What's one more loan if it could send you to study abroad across the world and potentially change your life?! It seems like the powers that be really want to block the possibility of being in control of your education. Well -- you only get one, so, IMHO, it's best to learn what you what, where you want, for as long and as hard as you can -- no matter what.
How's that for a mess of superlatives?