High School Freshman Scholarships: Getting A Jump Start Early

As a senior in high school, you are wanting to enjoy your last year

. You may have just gotten your driving license and are

experiencing this new freedom. There can be a little apprehension about college and one's future. Still, it's time to take care of some important business which includes college applications, essays for school and also applying for scholarship money.

After filling out forms for the college applications you probably don't want to deal with more paperwork for getting grants or funding. But, this is important to do. Some are renewable and you also have no idea if your family's situation can change when you are a sophomore or junior.

There are some scholarships that are awarded only to incoming freshman so these are great to take advantage of. Some local

businesses, charities and organizations specifically give money to the graduating class seniors. Ask your guidance counselor about these. Brainstorm on your talents, family heritage and interests to generate more ideas for scholarships.

Documents can be lost, so go through the trouble of making a copy of them and don't delete from your hard drive. You can find some forms on the internet, but others need to be mailed or picked up at a financial aid office. Some scholarships for freshman include the importance of community involvement and volunteer work such as the Paul Funk Foundation. One's grade point matters but more and more schools and foundations are also looking for a well-rounded individual with community service activities. If your grades are high, be sure to supplement them with volunteer work. This can easily be found in your community. If you can tie it in with what you are thinking of majoring in that is even better. It will show a strong focused individual. For instance, work in a school system if you are thinking of going into early education or child development.

by: Jill Cohen

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