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Scholarships???
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:04 pm
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
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:09 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:20 pm
by kristo
well, there is no possible way for me to get a 28 on my ACT, but i have a 3.9 GPA.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:41 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:49 pm
by snoopdog
It is amazing how many intelligent people are slackers.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:55 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:44 am
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:54 am
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!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:30 pm
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!!!
Welcome to my world.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:14 pm
by AquariKeeper
I take the ACT again this weekend...
...It makes for a rather boring and atressful saturday...
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:02 pm
by snoopdog
My son is taking it the second time this weekend.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:19 am
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:06 am
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:17 pm
by kristo
i got 4 of those books!!!
thats what i do. a little at a time.