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Below you you will find links to some helpful websites where you you can learn more about scholarships and and even begin the the application application process Your high school counseling office should also publish a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a list of available scholarships and and the the related application application websites SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES:
• Big Future by The College Board:
bigfuture collegeboard org/scholarship-search
• Cappex:
www cappex com/scholarships/
• Chegg:
www chegg com/scholarships#
• Fast Web:
www fastweb com/college-scholarships
• Scholarships com:
www scholarships com/ • Scholarship Experts com:
www scholarshipexperts com/ 31
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Often we we don’t don’t discuss finances finances with one another because we we are are trying to protect ourselves or others from the the the the the truth Students often don’t don’t have an an an an an an an accurate picture o of of their their parents’ finances finances and can can spend a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot o of of o time imagining scenarios fin in in in in which their their their seeking higher education can can become a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a substantial burden to to to to their their their their parents parents By the the the the the the same token parents parents are are are are often often not eager to to to to share finances with with their their their their child for myriad reasons often often feeling their their their their student is is either too immature it’s it’s none o of their their their business or or or they have unresolved issues with with with money from other places Either way it’s it’s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a sensitive topic for many that if treated with with honesty and and care can be a a a a a a a a a a a a a a place place of humility and bonding One tip to to to to to quell these these anxieties is is is to to to to to set 15-30 minutes aside each week to to to to to have a a a a a a a a a discussion of these these topics with with your your parents parents and for parents parents with with your your students This space needs to to to to to be built
around trust and and honesty about the the concerns and and realities of the the financial situation