By Franco Landa
Staff Writer College is packed with a number of hurdles for many people. Whether it is the transition to the new college life, deciding what to major or, most commonly, finding a way to pay for college, there are stresses placed upon new college freshmen. However, to ease the stress of financing your education, the obvious solution is scholarships. A scholarship is free money that can be earned or awarded to pay one’s education expenses. Every year, there are millions of dollars of scholarships that are available for students to apply for; they range in awards for abilities or talents to academics or financial need. One Hubbard student got her share of that money and shared her reaction and advice. Joceylne Aranda (Div. 302) was awarded as a Golden Apple Scholar and the Clorox Scholarship. The Golden Apple Scholarship requires attendance of paid summer workshops for the preparation of teaching. At the end of the four summer workshops, one per year, she will have been awarded over $10,000 to go towards her tuition. Jocelyne’s Clorox Scholarship provided her with an additional $10,000 for her tuition. Jocelyne stated that she was very happy when she was awarded these scholarships and gave advice to those who are still looking for scholarships: “…Write good, dramatic essays and have them checked for errors. Make time to complete the scholarship and look for small scholarships and those for a specific major...” Mrs. Pinter was asked about how the senior class was doing this year in a cumulative scholarship total. Last year, the senior class was awarded over $10 million in scholarships, but the majority of that money was from football scholarships. This year, the goal is to have $8 million awarded to the senior class. Mrs. Pinter’s advice for those who have been unsuccessful in their search for scholarships is “Don’t give up, keep your options open, and speak with the financial aid office to seek out more scholarships.”
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