Don't Forget Scholarships!
By Mia Hurta
Staff Reporter November 8, 2017 Senior year comes with a lot of responsibilities, such as applying for scholarships, taking the SAT and ACT and making sure you’re getting all the credits you need to graduate. However one additional thing that many seniors may overlook is applying for scholarships.
Applying for scholarships is one of the best ways to start getting funds for college, if you think past just getting accepted into college, you will realize there are many expenses that come with college like books, dorms, food and school supplies. Student loans can be quite scary so any sort of additional money from scholarships can help. Scholarship amounts can vary from hundreds to even thousands of dollars so it can’t hurt to apply. One way to find scholarships to apply for is on the DeLand High Website. There is a section of our website strictly dedicated to scholarship opportunities for students to apply for. They have scholarships listed with a description and the requirements needed in order to be eligible to apply. It’s important to constantly check this page when trying to apply for scholarships because you will get all the updates and have optimal opportunity to receive as many scholarships as you can. Some are as simple to apply to as the SunTrust Off to College Scholarship Sweepstakes where no GPA or test scores are required. All you do is enter your name and information and you have the chance to be randomly selected from their weekly drawings to receive $500. Not all are as easy as this one though, some require essays, score reports, plans for college and additional information about your years as a student. Scholarship forms are also available for pick up in the guidance office in the filing cabinet labeled scholarships. The 2018 Adesso Academic Tenacity Scholarship is available there for pick up. If you haven’t started applying for scholarships don’t worry it’s not too late, some aren’t due until as late as March. Don’t wait though, because you don’t want to miss out on any good scholarships. |
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