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College Scholarships... "Personal Attributes"? (vanity)
FastWeb ^ | November 19, 2007 | Sopater

Posted on 11/19/2007 9:09:59 AM PST by Sopater

I was filling out a form to register my son for consideration for academic scholarships to college. I was amazed to see what this website considers "personal attributes".

Student's personal attributes
Select up to 5 items.

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These are "personal attributes" for students looking for academic scholarships? Give me a break.
1 posted on 11/19/2007 9:10:00 AM PST by Sopater
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Last Name Van Valkenburg

???

2 posted on 11/19/2007 9:14:02 AM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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Quick, run out and change your kid’s last name to Van Valkenburg! I do hope you’ve already marked that school off his list.

BTW, what school is it?


3 posted on 11/19/2007 9:14:06 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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Is this for real? Or is it from The Onion or Scrappleface or something???


4 posted on 11/19/2007 9:15:18 AM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
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Oh, no! I didn’t notice it was that site we’re going to have to visit soon..... Egads, what should someone put???


5 posted on 11/19/2007 9:16:36 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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This is for real. I went to “http://www.fastweb.com/"; to get a list of scholarships...


6 posted on 11/19/2007 9:19:00 AM PST by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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Oh, no! I didn’t notice it was that site we’re going to have to visit soon..... Egads, what should someone put???

What do you mean?
7 posted on 11/19/2007 9:19:38 AM PST by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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Um, individuals and groups often sponsor scholarships for students matching their interests. So some national gay/lesbian society sponsors a scholarship, or a group wants to help survivors of September 11th. These are almost certainly not government scholarships and as such are protected by our constitutional rights to free assembly.

No big deal. Don’t panic.


8 posted on 11/19/2007 9:19:45 AM PST by JenB (NaNoWriMo Word Count: 43,425/50000)
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Crazy. Just crazy!!! :-O
Wish there was a complaint number or email. Most of these
designations are simply disgusting, no 2 ways around it! >:-(

Please tell me your child will look for scholarships elsewhere?


9 posted on 11/19/2007 9:20:09 AM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
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Well, people are free to offer scholarships with whatever goofy criteria they want. You could offer one with an essay contest on why the death penalty is a good thing, for example.


10 posted on 11/19/2007 9:20:10 AM PST by Sloth (Democrats and GOPers are to government what Jeffrey Dahmer and Michael Jackson are to babysitting)
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If its for SCHOLARSHIPS, I don’t see the big deal. There are plenty of off-the-wall endowments and scholarship funds out there.

Now, if they are wanting this information on an admissions form for a state college, well, OK — set your phaser for outrage. Interesting all of the “victim” categories they have listed...


11 posted on 11/19/2007 9:20:40 AM PST by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat)
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I may choose to use my money to endow a scholarship for left-handed redheads. There are lots of oddball scholarships set up by individuals and groups. Now, whether a college would promote people knowing about a scholarship for conservative Christians is another story


12 posted on 11/19/2007 9:20:59 AM PST by PapaBear3625
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For a COLLEGE scholarship?? The birthplace of liberals, run by liberals?

It’d hardly make it out of the envelope before being dumped in the trash.


13 posted on 11/19/2007 9:21:07 AM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
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How come there aren't options for scholarships for Christian conservative students on that list? Do you have to be a left-wing wacko, socially irresponsible, or a victim/perpetrator of crime to be eligible for most scholarships? From the looks of this list, I don't think I want my child associating with college students. At least not any that are on a scholarship.
14 posted on 11/19/2007 9:33:15 AM PST by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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I would declare myself to be a Gay Democrat and a survivor of Domestic Violence.

I bet there's a scholarship in there for me. And I dare anyone to prove that I'm not a gay Democrat and that my cousin didn't slap me. I'd be happy to write an essay, or sob on your shoulder about it in great detail, if your money is green.

15 posted on 11/19/2007 9:33:49 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
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I may choose to use my money to endow a scholarship for left-handed redheads.

Although my son would not qualify for this scholarship, I would not be concerned about sending him to a college with other receipients of this award. He might even be able to meet his future wife at such a school.
16 posted on 11/19/2007 9:37:06 AM PST by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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Private groups and some individuals create academic scholarships for special interest groups. They may be tied to religion, ethnicity, fraternal organizations, hobbies, regional ties, or whatever.

Part of my college education was paid for by scholarships for girls of Swedish-descent, girls in 4-H, and kids whose relatives were Elks (the brotherhood, not the animal)!

This is no big deal.

17 posted on 11/19/2007 10:36:16 AM PST by Gingersnap
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Hey I work with scholarships all day at a free college scholarship search engine and I have seen all the weird ones you can imagine. There's some for vegetarian promoters and atheist activists, or there are some for Veterans, children of veterans, or Christians of all types and commitments (I see a lot of seminary & missions-work scholarships). The best is probably the one that is only open to Jewish-American orphans who are studying Ancient Hebrew at a certain college. I also heard about a bagpipe scholarship that ended up paying a full-ride to an Ivy League school - yet no one had applied for it in 20 years (probably due to the underwhelming job market for bagpipe players)

Of course, the scholarship search engine is just a database of someone else's charitable funding. So you can't blame Fastweb or ScholarshipExperts or Scholarships.com or whatever, they're asking these questions up front to filter out the results only to the awards your student is eligible for. Best bet is to be fully honest, yet thorough, because you can't win something that is targeted at some other group and the charities are not limited to any sort of non-discrimination. If you want to give your own money away, you can give it to anyone you like!

18 posted on 11/19/2007 11:16:56 AM PST by underground
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Thanks underground. I was going to register with “scholarshipexperts” as well. Do you have any other recommendations for finding easy college money just lying around for the taking?


19 posted on 11/19/2007 12:43:24 PM PST by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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Start early, apply often, and focus on awards that have the most restrictive eligibility. There might be a lot of national programs that have short 250 word essays but you could be up against 100,000 other competitors. I think its more cost-effective to put together a really good application with letters of recommendation, official transcripts/test scores, and maybe even financial records for local, club, and major-specific awards from professional organizations. Some of these will take a long time to apply for but the competition is thinner. The parents’ employers can often be a good source of potential funding too.

And always check out the state grant programs! Most states have literally millions in annual college funding available. Florida’s state programs, a student government scholarship, and generally low public university rates brought my personal tuition bill down to about $1,800 a year including books and fees. Every little bit counts!


20 posted on 11/19/2007 12:53:29 PM PST by underground
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