Scholarships

[TwistedVisions 10+ year member]

Well I was looking into different scholarships at my school to see what i can apply for and was a little upset after reading the requirements. Here is the text straight from my schools website(look at where the text is bold). The problem is I dropped out of highschool in my junior year in highschool and really didn't take highschool seriously like i should have and made poor grades. Why would it matter if i didn't have my grades through my junior year if I went and got my GED then enrolled in South Alabama and holding a 3.23 GPA? It just seems unfair to me but maybe their is a way around it, unfortunately i can't get in touch with anyone at my school because the phone line is always busy and they haven't returned my email yet. So my question is, does anyone on here have a scholarship, and if so was this a requirement for you?

"The University of South Alabama offers excellent scholarship opportunities to students of high academic achievement. The scholarship programs listed below are available to new undergraduate students at the University of South Alabama. Funds are depleted early, so students are encouraged to follow the application procedures and deadlines.

Bay Area Scholarships Abraham Mitchell Business Scholarships

Presidential Scholarships USA Honors Program Scholarships

Community College Transfer Scholarships Miscellaneous Non-USA Scholarships

Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships

(Beginning Fall 2005) Alumni Scholarships

Application Procedures for the Bay Area Scholarships, Presidential Scholarships, and the Abraham Mitchell Business Scholarships are:

Apply for admission to the University of South Alabama,

Apply for scholarships by completing the USA Scholarship Application,

Request official ACT or SAT scores be mailed to USA Admissions,

Request an official high school transcript be mailed to USA Admissions (transcript must show grades through the junior year),

Complete the above requirements by the deadline. For the Bay Area Scholars and the Presidential Scholarships, the deadline in December 1 of the senior year, the Mitchell Scholarship deadline is January 31 of the senior year. "South

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[Bumpin_Ack 10+ year member]

That *****, who'd have thought that you'd have to prove something to get some free money? You said it yourself "I dropped out of highschool in my junior year in highschool and really didn't take highschool seriously" I wonder why a scholarship fund doesn't exist for that category of kids...

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

i will be gettin 4 years of free tuition for any state school of my choosing (if i get in). I got a lette from the governor of Mass. tellin me that I got this by doing good on my MCAS test (only in Mass). Maybe you are qualified for some scholarships that you dont know of. I had no idea I would be gettin mine since I never even applied for it.

 

[TwistedVisions 10+ year member]

That *****, who'd have thought that you'd have to prove something to get some free money? You said it yourself "I dropped out of highschool in my junior year in highschool and really didn't take highschool seriously" I wonder why a scholarship fund doesn't exist for that category of kids...

Well for one we all make mistakes in life, and I'm sure you have made mistakes in life also. Dropping out of highschool for me was a mistake but i got my life together and studied for 6 months and scored high on my GED then got enrolled in a 4 year college and have a 3.23 gpa so why shouldn't i have the same right to a scholarship as any other kid that graduated highschool? Let me just clarify that a GED is the equilavent of a highschool diploma, it got me in the college I'm in now and it says that its a high school diploma equivalent but yet its not when it comes to scholarships its not which is bullsh*t. Personally, I feel i have proved myself my getting education but its pointless to argue about it anymore.