ddegaray Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Lady Elle, don't feel guilty. Money comes into play in every college decision and not just the dance world. It is just a fact of life. Quote Link to post
lizzyhults1 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 LadyElle, I will see if i can figure it out but could not find anything. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. Is she suppose to sign up for a different account or is it the same place as where she applied? edit....found where it would be. Unfortunately she did not receive any Quote Link to post
lizzyhults1 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 I imagine all of us are worried about the money aspect. They are getting a BFA wish comes with the same hefty price tag of college, but not the financial security after. Quote Link to post
Amie Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Money is definitely a factor we have to consider. DD has a college fund, but it will not cover the full cost of the most expensive school on DD's list (and that is with scholarship). We did tell DD that whatever she does not spend from her college fund she could use to supplement her dancer salary when she graduates. Quote Link to post
DanceMumNYC Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Did you all have to apply for both academic and merit/dance scholarships, or were they just given with results? Quote Link to post
dancingjet Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 For my DD, all of her academic scholarships came automatically (as long as she applied by a certain date at some schools). These schools seemed to generally consider test scores, GPAs and possibly overall application (depending on the school). For dance scholarships, all of her schools required additional work (essay, application and/or audition in person or by video). Quote Link to post
DanceMumNYC Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Wow, applying to dance programs seems like a lot of work! I wish all of you the best and can’t wait to see where your children end up in the next few months! Quote Link to post
Lady Elle Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Academic scholarships awarded by the universities have been automatic. There have been other outside scholarships at her highschool that she applies and writes essays for. Dance merit scholarships, from what I can tell, are awarded after auditions are over and based on the audition. There are probably other needs based scholarships as well. I'm feeling like all this should be figured out within the next few weeks. I sure hope so as housing requests at most universities have been open for awhile. 😬 Quote Link to post
Tarantella2000 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 44 minutes ago, Lady Elle said: Dance merit scholarships, from what I can tell, are awarded after auditions are over and based on the audition. We know of two colleges whose dance scholarships came before all their auditions were over. Quote Link to post
lizzyhults1 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Can i ask which ones? Quote Link to post
Amie Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 For us, every college seems to be different on how and when they award scholarships. Sometimes DD's academic scholarship has arrived with her acceptance, sometimes a few weeks later. Although, most universities you do not have to apply for academic scholarships, DD has applied to one college that required her to apply for academic scholarships. Merit scholarships have been different too. One notified us via snail mail about 3 weeks after her auditions, but before all of the auditions were completed. One school called 3 students up at the end of the audition and told them that they should "apply for a merit scholarship" and gave the information on how to do that (application is due tomorrow, don't know if everyone asked to apply will receive a scholarship). Another school said they do not give merit scholarships to freshman students, they wait until they are enrolled at the university and reward them in later years for dedication, hard work, etc. Quote Link to post
lizzyhults1 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 SO I am going to add to this. I am again feeling overwhelmed. I just found out that student loans are not that anymore. They are parent loans. So if she chooses the school she wants its $42000 out of our pocket per year, not hers. This goes against all the financial advise I have gotten. Quote Link to post
ballet1310 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 lizzyhults1 - just doing a quick google search showed that there are certain loans that can be obtained without a co-signer. Did you fill out the FAFSA paperwork ? Whether you make a high income or lower income, it is important to fill it out in order to get some student loans. Hope this helps ! Quote Link to post
lizzyhults1 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Yes. We did the fasfa and the only thing we got was a small loan. Quote Link to post
ballet1310 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 I'm sorry That is frustrating .... If I find anything else, I will pass along Quote Link to post
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