Senior Make Final Preparations

Feature

By Steven Dolinski

Husky Herald Reporter

  With the end of the year approaching quickly, it is now time for high school seniors to prepare for college. Most seniors already have committed to the college of their choice and now it is all about scholarships loans and grants.

   “I am already in middle college but preparing for college can be difficult” says Zach Darhower (‘15). Nobody wants to pay for the full price of college so many seniors are spending their time applying for the hundreds of thousands of scholarships available.

  Scholarships and grants are essentially free money that you do not have to pay back. But getting this free money takes some work and loads of research. Most scholarships require essays and or answers to essay questions.

  Orientation is also an important thing for seniors on their way to college. It is an opportunity for incoming college freshman to visit the college, see where they will live and to schedule their classes.

  As the end of the senior year approaches there is a lot of stress on college and how people will pay for it. With senior parties and scholarships there is barely ever enough to pay for one hundred percent of college.

  Student loans are necessary to pay for the stuff that is not covered by scholarships and grants. It is money that is borrowed and that you need to pay back eventually.

  Most seniors do not apply for many scholarships and sadly every year there is hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of scholarship money left unclaimed. “I still have yet to apply for scholarships, it is too much work” said Cody Baum (‘15).

  Many college students make the mistake of maxing out their student loans in their first few years, leaving them thousands of dollars in debt and leaving them to find another way to pay for college.

  To save money many students have decided to stay in their hometown and go to community college for two years to get their associates degree. “I am staying back for 2 years to get my associates degree then I am going to Ferris” said Austin Stevens (‘15).