Who Can Apply: To receive consideration, applicants must: •be residents of Forsyth County •have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 •be enrolled a minimum of six credit hours/semester during the academic year in a program leading. To a first time two or four-year degree, certificate, or diploma from an accredited institution that participates in the federal student … [Read more...] about Marcus Raper Zimmerman Scholarship (Deadline: July 31, 2018)
Saving for College
Too Rich for Tuition Assistance… Too Poor for Tuition
by Mara Strom Wisebread had an interesting post about students whose families' middle class income status has squeezed them out of the golden Medina of federal and state financial assistance: Financial Need. Blogger Xin Lu cites two college friends whose families were well off enough to be denied financial assistance to their top picks -- Harvard and MIT. When their … [Read more...] about Too Rich for Tuition Assistance… Too Poor for Tuition
Budgeting 101: How to Make a Budget in College
by Mara Strom Welcome to part three of our series on living on a budget at college. (If you haven't already read them, check out the previous posts: Eating on a Budget and Textbooks on a Budget.) Let me start by apologizing for not getting this post up on Monday. I just moved this weekend and despite Major-Internet-Provider's most fervent promises that I'd be on-line … [Read more...] about Budgeting 101: How to Make a Budget in College
3 Lessons in Credit Card Debt for College Students
by Mara Strom It's a conundrum. When you graduate from college, you'll want to have a good credit score. Everyone from mortgage banks to potential employers will be checking your credit report to see if you are a credit worthy individual. And if you have never had a credit card (or some kind of secured debt, such as a mortgage or car loan), then your credit worthiness will … [Read more...] about 3 Lessons in Credit Card Debt for College Students
The Best Way to Save for College: Uniform Gift/Transfer to Minor Act
Last week, we launched a four-part series about the best tax-preferred college savings vehicles. So far we have covered three out of the four: 529 College Savings Plans, 529 Prepaid Tuition Plans, and the Coverdell Educational Savings Account. Be sure to review those posts, if you didn't get a chance to read them yet. Today we are rounding out the series with the least well … [Read more...] about The Best Way to Save for College: Uniform Gift/Transfer to Minor Act