{"id":2636,"date":"2014-09-25t09:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-25t16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2021-01-06t16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07t00:09:26","slug":"great-scholarship-advice-for-the-b-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/great-scholarship-advice-for-the-b-student\/","title":{"rendered":"great scholarship advice for the b student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>what if you\u2019re not a straight-a student? can you still earn scholarships to pay for your dream school? lynn o\u2019shaughnessy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecollegesolution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thecollegesolution.com<\/a> says \u201cdefinitely!\u201d and explains how to do it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>if you\u2019re a \u201cb\u201d student, you may have more options than you might assume.<\/p>\n<p>don\u2019t believe me?<\/p>\n<p>here is a story of a young woman named katie.<\/p>\n<p>katie attended a private high school in california where she earned a 3.0 gpa. she applied to these four private schools and was accepted into all of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>california lutheran university<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>dominican university (ca)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>linfield college (or)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>pacific lutheran university (wa)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>when she received her acceptances, she received these annual merit scholarships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>california lutheran $9,100<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>dominican university $11,150<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>linfield college $13,770<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>pacific lutheran u. $10,678<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>katie\u2019s first choice was cal lutheran, but it offered her the lowest award.\u00a0 katie\u2019s mom contacted cal lutheran and mentioned that the school was her no. 1 choice, but money was an issue and other schools offered better awards.<\/p>\n<p>cal lutheran asked the mom to fax the other award letters and the school added an additional $3,500 to the yearly award. that brought the first-year award to $12,600 and the total award to $50,400.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>schools: desperately seeking students<\/h2>\n<p>you might assume that a teenager with a 3.0 gpa would have trouble getting into many colleges and universities. that is actually wrong.<\/p>\n<p>every year, ucla does an exhaustive survey of the newest crop of freshmen attending public and private colleges and universities that includes this question: did you get into your no. 1 school?<\/p>\n<p>every year roughly 75% of freshmen say that they were admitted into their no. 1 pick.<\/p>\n<p>college is actually a buyer\u2019s market at the vast majority of the nation\u2019s colleges and universities. it\u2019s not hard to get into most four-year institutions, but many families don\u2019t understand this because of the media\u2019s preoccupation with the tiny percentage of schools, including the ivies, that reject nearly everybody.<\/p>\n<p>you might also assume that a b student wouldn\u2019t capture any merit scholarships, much less enjoy success in receiving a higher award. but that too is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>beyond the elite institutions, admission directors at most schools are stressed that they won\u2019t meet their annual admission goals. admission offices are finding it harder to attract enough freshmen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>colleges not filling their freshmen slots<\/h2>\n<p>every year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>inside higher ed<\/em><\/a>, a respected online newspaper, sponsors a gallup poll of senior admission officers on a variety of issues and the biggest revelation of the most recent survey was the number of schools that didn\u2019t meet their enrollment targets during the 2013-2014 admission season. by may 1, which is the traditional day when applicants are supposed to make their freshman deposits, 59% of the public and private schools that were polled still had vacancies.<\/p>\n<p>in fact, in the survey some schools acknowledged a practice that has always been considered taboo. some administrators admitted that they were contacting students after the may 1 deposit day in hopes of enticing students who had committed to other schools to change their minds.<\/p>\n<p>i had an off-the-record conversation with an administrator at a midwestern college recently and he mentioned that the number of admission offices trying to lure students to their schools after the traditional deposit date has jumped considerably in the past two years.\u00a0 schools are trying to poach committed freshmen by luring them with promises of better scholarship deals. this, by the way, is hardly a practice aimed just at \u201ca\u201d students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>being strategic when looking for schools<\/h2>\n<p>if you are a \u201cb\u201d student \u2013 and most teenagers are &#8211;\u00a0you should look for colleges strategically when you are seeking to cut costs. look for schools that accept the majority of their students, which includes most colleges. also throw a wider net and don\u2019t just focus on universities that are located in cities on the coast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>author bio: through her online courses, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecollegesolution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the college solution<\/a> blog, and her amazon bestselling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/college-solution-everyone-looking-school\/dp\/0132944677\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=utf8&amp;qid=1406910706&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+college+solution\/?tag=asly-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">book<\/a>, lynn o\u2019shaughnessy helps families make college more affordable. if you\u2019re a parent or student, <a 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