As I've been looking for scholarships, I've often felt like I've been on an odd safari. It's a constant search for money and simply a way to pay for college. It's an expensive proposition; As students, we could be expected to drop nearly 20K (or in the case of the University of Illinois, nearly 30K) per year. That's a lot for a student to handle.
With the FAFSA, students at least know that there is a possibility of some federal or state aid for school.
There are also free websites like fastweb.com, cappex.com, and zinch.com to help with the scholarship search. You put some background-type information into your profile, and they match you with the scholarships that fit the description you provided. Each of these sites has been a huge help in finding things that match my information.
Another tried and true method is the google search. Put in a couple descriptive words (like scholarship for girls, scholarship for piano players, scholarships for zoology, whatever fits what you're looking for) and see what comes up. I've found a ton of things that way, and you often find scholarships that not many people have applied for.
Paying for college is going to be tough, but for many students it's the next step to getting the job they want. Hopefully with some diligent scholarship safari-ing, we'll all be able to pay for it without taking out buckets of student loans. =)
I plan on going to college but its going to be hard because i already hate school as it is and the prices on going to college are outrageous.
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