Finding Your Scholarships
Faith & Finance with Rob West
Getting a college degree can substantially increase your lifetime earnings, but even better is getting someone else to pay for it. I’m talking about scholarships, of course. Every year, public and private institutions dole out about $8 billion in scholarships. Are you getting any of it? I’ll talk about how you can.
Show Notes
Getting a college degree can substantially increase your lifetime earnings, but even better is getting someone else to pay for it.
I’m talking about scholarships, of course. Every year, public and private institutions dole out about $8 billion in scholarships. Are you getting any of it? I’ll talk about how you can.The Rising Cost of College
No question about it: college is expensive. The College Board reports that in 2024, in-state students at public four-year schools are spending an average of $11,260 on tuition and fees for just one year, excluding room and board. Students at private, four-year colleges are spending over $41,500 on tuition and fees alone. With these expenses, it’s not surprising that the average student owes close to $30,000 when leaving school. But you don’t have to be the average student.Scholarships: Your Key to Affordability
Many organizations are willing to help you pay for college through scholarships…if you meet their qualifications. Our own Rob West’s wife Julie had her own “application assembly line” going, and she was able to land $170,000 in scholarship money. Of course, that took a lot of work…but look at it this way: you can either put in the time and effort now applying for scholarships, or you can borrow and work very hard later to pay back the money.
We hope that you’d rather do the work now, so let’s dive into some great resources for scholarship money.
Top Scholarship Resources
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