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Who here got a full ride to Howard Posted on 06-05-2007

danotorious1jd
Dalzell, SC
im thinkin about applyin soon and i want to know, what you basically got to have to get a full scholarship. Right now im bout to take act and i got like a 4.3 so.....
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Fe Baby replied on 06-05-2007 04:24PM [Reply]
I WISH I had some type of scholarship maaaan. I was this close... I only needed two more damn points on my ACT!!! *Sigh* I'm alrite though. But the minimum scholarship Howard offers is called the Legacy Scholarship... you need between a 26-28 on the ACT and a 3.0 GPA. It covers tuition and fees, which is pretty good because that's the most expensive thing on the Howard price tag. Howard offers other freshman schollys that cover more but it depends on how high your GPA and test scores are. To get a full ride... plus a laptop and some other stuff, you need like a perfect score on the ACT or SAT and a 3.7. So uh, good luck! You can get more info on Howard's website... look under financial aid. Hope I helped you out a lil' bit.
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graytgurl replied on 06-05-2007 04:45PM [Reply]
Yea I just got the legacy scholarship wit like a 3.8 and a 28 on my ACT
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theTRUTH replied on 06-06-2007 01:37AM [Reply]
danotorious1jd wrote:
im thinkin about applyin soon and i want to know, what you basically got to have to get a full scholarship. Right now im bout to take act and i got like a 4.3 so.....
Yes, the Legacy Scholarship is good. But also check into the Laureate Scholarship and the Gates Milennium Sholarship Program. There are a lot of Laureate Scholars at Howard and they do not have to pay for ANYTHING...
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danotorious1jd from Dalzell, SC replied on 06-06-2007 02:49AM [Reply]

theTRUTH wrote:
Yes, the Legacy Scholarship is good. But also check into the Laureate Scholarship and the Gates Milennium Sholarship Program. There are a lot of Laureate Scholars at Howard and they do not have to pay for ANYTHING...
thanks for the info
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Fe Baby replied on 06-06-2007 04:18AM [Reply]
theTRUTH wrote:
Yes, the Legacy Scholarship is good. But also check into the Laureate Scholarship and the Gates Milennium Sholarship Program. There are a lot of Laureate Scholars at Howard and they do not have to pay for ANYTHING...
But even if you don't get a freshman scholarship for whatever reason, there's still hope right? Like the Trustee Scholarship which is open to upperclassmen... you only need a 3.0 to qualify and it covers tuition. Do a lot of people usually get that schoalrship?
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Blutifully Human from Washington, DC replied on 06-06-2007 04:35AM [Reply]

Fe Baby wrote:
But even if you don't get a freshman scholarship for whatever reason, there's still hope right? Like the Trustee Scholarship which is open to upperclassmen... you only need a 3.0 to qualify and it covers tuition. Do a lot of people usually get that schoalrship?
Yes, alot of people get the Trustee scholarship. I believe they give it to a certain percentage in each school/college until the funds run out. It is competitive tho, so you would want to make sure you keep the grades up, becuz they start distributing it to the highest GPAs, and once the funds run out...that's that. But I also want you guys to please please please keep in mind that HU is not the only place that you can receive a scholarship. Don't put all of your eggs in one basket. My entire freshman year was covered by nothing but outside scholarships. There are TONS of people, companies, and organizations out there that are willing to contribute to your education...ESPECIALLY if you are a minority. You just have to take the time out to do your research and look for them. I've heard stories of people that didn't pay a dime on their education, and had so much money back in refund checks that they could buy cars, get apartments, and practically MAKE money off of being a student in college. Fastweb.com is a nice place to start. But feel free enter "scholarships" into any search engine, and you'll see tons of sites. Oh, and the library isn't a bad place to research either. They have books at most public libraries that have scholarship and fellowship listings.
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theTRUTH replied on 06-06-2007 04:38AM [Reply]
Fe Baby wrote:
But even if you don't get a freshman scholarship for whatever reason, there's still hope right? Like the Trustee Scholarship which is open to upperclassmen... you only need a 3.0 to qualify and it covers tuition. Do a lot of people usually get that schoalrship?
Honestly, I'm not too sure about the Trustee Scholarship. However, the A Building does a good job of posting scholarships and so does the howard.edu website. There were a lot of scholarships that upperclassmen took advantage of. Different Departments have scholarships also. Such as the English Department, Psychology Department, etc. Check with your major for scholarships once you become a sophomore. Also, if you cant get a scholarship try funding your education other ways. If you become a Resident Assistant you get free housing, a monthly stipend and money for food (Dining Dollars). Or you could try getting involved in the Work Study Program. Some of the Work Study's pay up to $5,000 over the course of a year. Howard is expensive, but there are definitely ways to pay for it. Free money is out there and all over the place...
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Fe Baby replied on 06-06-2007 04:45AM [Reply]
theTRUTH wrote:
Honestly, I'm not too sure about the Trustee Scholarship. However, the A Building does a good job of posting scholarships and so does the howard.edu website. There were a lot of scholarships that upperclassmen took advantage of. Different Departments have scholarships also. Such as the English Department, Psychology Department, etc. Check with your major for scholarships once you become a sophomore. Also, if you cant get a scholarship try funding your education other ways. If you become a Resident Assistant you get free housing, a monthly stipend and money for food (Dining Dollars). Or you could try getting involved in the Work Study Program. Some of the Work Study's pay up to $5,000 over the course of a year. Howard is expensive, but there are definitely ways to pay for it. Free money is out there and all over the place...
>>Thanx Blutifully Human. And theTruth, do you know some of the jobs that they offer for the Work Study Program?
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Blutifully Human from Washington, DC replied on 06-06-2007 05:27AM [Reply]

You could work almost anywhere on campus through the work study program: the chapel, in a departmental office, any one of the campus libraries, blackburn (the student center), and the list just goes.... I believe they have a listing. But if there is a particular place that you are interested in working on campus, sometimes you can just go there and see if someone can clear it for you
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