Heliwer117
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December 3, 2011
3:56:10 PM
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So, to those who do not know, I am a senior in high school and have applied to six colleges: Ohio state, ohio university, coe college, drexel, ohio weselyan, and dennison.
So far, I have received acceptance letters from owu, coe, and osu, and coe and owu have given me scholarships (owu- 17,500 per year taking the cost down to 22500).
Now, here's the fun part. A friend of mine in Texas has applied to 6 colleges as well, and is also accepted to 3 of them. right now, It seems that we're in a little competition to see how many of the 6 we get accepted to. Gonna be funny if we get the same number of colleges accepted to. TRP/SGT Heliwer/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [ES1][PT]
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December 3, 2011
4:16:30 PM
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just keep them dollars in state.
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Heliwer117
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December 3, 2011
5:03:32 PM
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December 3, 2011
5:11:14 PM
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i like you... ...even if you're Army.CNO|COMD Atrasin|ISD Iron Duke|TF:A|1Flt|VEN|VE [=A=][=^SA^=][=^ME^=][=*MA*=][=FOCE=][=*TG*=][=*Eng*=][=*BO*=][MC1]{BWC}[NSR:1]{SAS}{SWC}(SOL)[LSM][VC:B][DSM][VC:S]
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December 3, 2011
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December 3, 2011
5:11:22 PM
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Nice. I've only applied and gotten accepted to one college (Georgia Tech) so far. On the financial side of that, I have no idea. Luckily for me, being in Georgia gives me the HOPE scholarship, which (as of right now) pays for 90% of my college tuition ValthirAdept of the Dark Jedi Order Privateer of the Osk Company Assistant Squad Leader of Blackjack Squad ASL/SSG Valthir/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE TRN/JRN Valthir/Lopen/DJO/VE
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December 3, 2011
5:13:58 PM
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Hopefully I get the Morrill scholorship. its for anyone who has a diverse enough background. Considering I was born in england, lived in cali and texas, and currently live in what OSU considers a minority area, I think i have a chance. TRP/SGT Heliwer/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [ES1][PT]
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December 3, 2011
5:32:47 PM
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I cannot emphasize the following enough:
Make sure you fill out the FAFSA before it is due. Often you cannot even get merit-based scholarships without the FAFSA being filed. Do it. Do it now. General Japheth Cappadocious, Krath Scholar
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December 3, 2011
5:41:16 PM
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Oh wow. Heli, that scholarship is literally one letter away from being my last name. Weird. But hopefully you'll get it
And Heth, I already plan on getting it done within the first few days of the new year ValthirAdept of the Dark Jedi Order Privateer of the Osk Company Assistant Squad Leader of Blackjack Squad ASL/SSG Valthir/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE TRN/JRN Valthir/Lopen/DJO/VE
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December 3, 2011
6:12:24 PM
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Nice. I was more or less one-and-done as it came to applying to colleges. Got the one I wanted and then called it good.
Also: Ugh. Minority scholarships. Not meaning to offend anyone, of course. I'm no bigot or anything. It's just surprising how hard it can be to even find (and then get awarded) scholarships that don't rely mainly on some sort of minority factor and/or rely on need-based requirements that appear to ignore the possibility of parents having more than one kid going to college at a time. I find it rather ironic that being a caucasian male and more-or-less middle class means I'll end up with more debt when I'm done than I would have otherwise.
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December 3, 2011
7:23:05 PM
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I understand where you are coming from Drac. Where I grew up I was always a minority, I actually found the whole idea of a minority scholarship funny back then since I was only in the 1% that was Caucasian at my high school. But then i look at the national profile and you see the actual statistics and I get it.
There are a ton of scholarship offered at the school themselves and on things like fastweb. Everyone here can write a kick ass essay and has many proofreaders at your disposal. So I think you guys have a good chance  Ayme 'Havock' Katash
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December 3, 2011
7:47:17 PM
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Good luck mate, I hope you win. Congrats on your letters, though and good luck on your scholarships.
As for the minority scholarships, I'm not a fan of them. Not because they're targeted at minorities but rather because they place less value on academics, sports, or other merits that the school is looking for and more on racial background. Not trying to seem racist, but I feel that acceptance into a school or scholarship should be because of your academic worth or something other than race. FM/PO1 Fy/B-2/S:82 Nightshrike/W:245 Scimitar/ISD Halcyon Warrior/TF:A 2Flt/SFC/VEN/VE [SoA] [=^SUR^=] (CAR)
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Heliwer117
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December 3, 2011
10:13:23 PM
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eh.
gonna be fun with FAFSA, considering my parents and I have no clue about it. And I've done a lotta other scholarships around on scholarship sites. I love VE cause it lets me expand on my writing and creativity, and I feel free TRP/SGT Heliwer/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [ES1][PT]
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December 3, 2011
11:31:31 PM
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Due to my being disabled, I needed to split a 1-year program and make it into 2 years; for me the first year was AMAZING! second year...Felt demoted back to high school. Anyway, I'm sure you'll like it Heli, i have a higher maturity level than most my age and so that may have been a contributing factor in the why I didn't enjoy the second year as much.
As far as the financial part,not sure if it has been or can be done in the US but someone whom my father knows had applied to multiple colleges/universities and he didn't have a scholarship, however he 'bargained' for the best price if you will. Went to a college, got the costs, went to the other and said "Here's what this college is offering, can you do better?" And went from there and I believe he got his costs down a few grand |
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December 4, 2011
12:23:08 AM
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As far as I know, you can't bargain down college tuition in the US.
As far as the FASFA goes, all I know about it is that you cannot even begin on it until after the new year, because your parents need their tax stuff from this year to complete it. ValthirAdept of the Dark Jedi Order Privateer of the Osk Company Assistant Squad Leader of Blackjack Squad ASL/SSG Valthir/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE TRN/JRN Valthir/Lopen/DJO/VE
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December 4, 2011
5:20:07 PM
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Yeah.....being white....definitely not gonna get a scholar in a 1000km radius of South Africa here XD
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December 9, 2011
7:44:35 AM
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A lotta people here are championing me for getting accepted into OSU. Honestly, it is the cheepest school and was my initial first pick. I was thinking on doing Medival and Reneissance Studies as my major there. As for the others, it will be either History, Music, or anything about Radio/Film/Television, like film editing.
Would be funny if I stay in VE long enough that if I become a history professor, I might find one of my students here. Heck, I might even do some recruiting. It really is a great clan(?) to be a part of, especially with all the proofreaders and chances to improve writing skills by writing for certain limits and goals. TRP/SGT Heliwer/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [ES1][PT] [A5]
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