Scholarships???

Off Topic Discussion - Chat about anything, just keep it fairly clean.

Moderator: snoopdog

Post Reply
User avatar
kristo
Copepod
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:35 am

Scholarships???

Post by kristo »

Ok yall,

I am attempting to go to USA, and need scholarships. If anyone has any information please let me know. Especially due to the way I spend money in my truck and aquatic hobbies.



Thanks,

Kris
~Kris~

"You can not start a revolution with a silk glove."~Joseph Stalin
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

Well, if you make above a 28 on your ACT and your grades average above 3.0, then you'll qualify for their full scholarship, which is a full-ride. At least those were the prerequisites when I went through the whole process.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
kristo
Copepod
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:35 am

Post by kristo »

well, there is no possible way for me to get a 28 on my ACT, but i have a 3.9 GPA.
~Kris~

"You can not start a revolution with a silk glove."~Joseph Stalin
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

kristo wrote:well, there is no possible way for me to get a 28 on my ACT, but i have a 3.9 GPA.
I'd apply for it, still. You may not get a 100% full ride, but you'll get pretty damn close. Your GPA is (much) higher than mine was (I'm a slacker), but I made up for the deficiency with a 32 on the ACT. Many, if not most, schools will balance the two--so if one is lower and the other is higher, then you should be in the clear. Apply for as many scholarships as humanly possible, btw.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

It is amazing how many intelligent people are slackers.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

snoopdog wrote:It is amazing how many intelligent people are slackers.
I think it's an illness... I know I'm too lazy. I feel like a slug, sometimes.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

Yeah it is an illness. We are just starting to understand a very small portion of mental illness, but at least we are making progress.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
kristo
Copepod
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:35 am

Post by kristo »

That is true. I have a friend, he has 2.3 GPA, but made a 36 on the ACT. dont understand. I get frustrated because i bust my butt to get good grades in all AP classes (Technically i am enrolled in USA due to classes) and do good, but when it comes to the ACT, that is a mean standardized test!!! :x
~Kris~

"You can not start a revolution with a silk glove."~Joseph Stalin
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

kristo wrote:That is true. I have a friend, he has 2.3 GPA, but made a 36 on the ACT. dont understand. I get frustrated because i bust my butt to get good grades in all AP classes (Technically i am enrolled in USA due to classes) and do good, but when it comes to the ACT, that is a mean standardized test!!! :x
Welcome to my world.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
AquariKeeper
Amoeba
Posts: 102
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:22 pm

Post by AquariKeeper »

I take the ACT again this weekend... :? ...It makes for a rather boring and atressful saturday... :roll:
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

My son is taking it the second time this weekend.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

From what I heard, if you buy one of those study books/reviews, it is supposed to help tremendously. They can get expensive, but a few friends bought it together and took turns using it. It allowed them a ~4 point positive difference each (I don't think any of them made less than 3 more points, but no more than 4, which is substantial). I'm just waaaay too lazy for that.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

If you do not enjoy reading and it is boring material you have to "force" yourself to study, if only in short increments a day.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
kristo
Copepod
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:35 am

Post by kristo »

i got 4 of those books!!! :D thats what i do. a little at a time.
~Kris~

"You can not start a revolution with a silk glove."~Joseph Stalin
Post Reply