Ever noticed the massive influx of scholarships consisting of things such as your name, your address, and so on, then only to be finished by a 500 word essay stating "Why you think you deserve this money"?
Yeah, I'm sick of those too.
I know that my real reason for wanting the money would NEVER get me selected for the scholarship.
They want something creative, which for me is a lie. It's not something special, it's not something unique.
It is a reason that should not be glorified or put on a pedestal.
I just need it.
It's already embarrassing enough to have to admit to people you know that you can't afford college, what makes them think that stretching it into 500 words will make it any better?
I'm a part of the Middle Class. I'm too poor to be rich and too rich to be poor. Everything passes over our heads.
Too rich for food stamps.
Too poor for the good/expensive food.
Too embarrassed to explain it in 500 words.
That's why I love, and am completely thankful, for scholarship things like this.
They're fun, and I get to talk about something other than calling attention to the fact that I can't afford college, as if I need to be reminded.
Ever so thankful.
By WhaleOfATale - Posted on March 17th, 2008
Tagged: progressiveu scholarship
You hit the nail on the head. You put it into words for me and I thank you. I am also too rich and too poor. Join the club.
@-)
Jasmin Muniz
I couldn't have said it better. Too rich for grants, too poor to pay 30k a year. Instead, I'll be stuck paying off students loans for, oh, only the rest of my life.
It sucks, royally. Frankly, I wish schools personally did more for their students, especially out-of-state students. National scholarships are so unbelievably competitive, and sometimes I just get too discouraged to even bother--not to mention the fact that half the time I'm too bogged down with course work to even think about scholarships anyway.
You definitely said it! One of the questions I got was 'what would you do with the money?' Well... what do you think?! I would spend in on tuition and books! I totally understand the feeling. Sometimes being middle class bites. My parents have a good income where I would not qualify for any grants or scholarships that are based on expected family contribution. However, we are not rich enough to be able to pay for college tuitions.
And I don't know about other states, but tuition in California keeps on going up every year, especially if you attend a UC school! Tuition has been going up every year since I started and it's a pain because it means more loans that I would have to pay back when I get out of college! I never understoon UC Regents and why tuition has to go up every year. Don't they understand that college students are usually broke and don't have the money to pay more tuition?
"They want something creative, which for me is a lie. It's not something special, it's not something unique.
It is a reason that should not be glorified or put on a pedestal.
I just need it.
It's already embarrassing enough to have to admit to people you know that you can't afford college, what makes them think that stretching it into 500 words will make it any better?
I'm a part of the Middle Class. I'm too poor to be rich and too rich to be poor. Everything passes over our heads.
Too rich for food stamps.
Too poor for the good/expensive food.
Too embarrassed to explain it in 500 words."
Take that. Write a 500 word essay on it. Send it in.