The Never-Ending Circle

Well, you did it...

You made it through the first two years of high school. You have an idea of what you want to major in. You even have a college in mind. There's only one little problem--money.

It's a never-ending circle. You need to go to college to make money, but you need to have money to go to college, but you need to go to college to make money, and so on and so forth. Of course, you can always go into debt for years and years, but who wants to do that?



Whole books have been written on this subject. When I visited colleges earlier this month I was able to attend a student panel. Most of the students admitted that they had no idea how they were able to pay for college--they just managed from year to year.

One great way to start earning money now is scholarships. There are hundreds of people and organizations out there who want to raise awareness for various causes--and they have money. All you have to do is start looking...and writing...and writing...and writing!

I was flabbergasted when my mom told me she once got money toward college just for writing a paper. For homeschooled students, it can't get much better than that. Just schedule scholarship hunting in as another school subject.

However, it does take time--something not many highschoolers have, homeschooled or not--and it is always a gamble. You never know how many other people are entering to win the same scholarship or how much better of writers they might be. It takes hard work and a little risk-taking, but in the middle of the school year, when you don't have time to get a job, sometimes you've got to push yourself out there.

Here's a site to get you started: https://collegeprowler.com/
 
Luke 14:28-30:  “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’"

What do you think about scholarships and earning money for college? I'd love to hear from you!