Scholarship: The Farm Kids For College Scholarship

Logic of FAFSA / US College Financial Aid

Me: Okay but I'm not a dependent, my parents haven't claimed me in two years. I claimed myself. I am independent. Why do I need to turn in my parental information or the form saying they don't support me and I don't get shit?

FAFSA: Oh that! It's because you're not 24 or married. So you're not an independent.

Me: But I pay my own bills. I live separately from my parents. They don't give me anything.

FAFSA: Nope. Not an independent. You can give us their tax info and see if you could qualify for more.

Me: Okay here it is.

FAFSA: Oh...No you don't qualify for any more. Sorry. But hey! Two more years and you'll be independent.

Me: FUCK YOU FAFSA!!

Scholarship: Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: May 15, 2017

Link: http://usascholarships.com/nordson-builds-scholarship-program/

Share an Ice Cold Coca-Cola Sweepstakes

Deadline: August 31, 2017

http://usascholarships.com/share-ice-cold-coca-cola-sweepstakes/

Young American Creative Patriotic Art Scholarship

Application Deadline is March 31, 2017.

http://usascholarships.com/young-american-creative-patriotic-art-scholarship/

SCHOLARSHIP!!!

Hey everyone I really need money for college so if you would vote for me here: http://schooltutoring.com/scholarship/ that would be awesome. My name is Carson Hlavacek so please vote for me the essay I wrote is full of potato jokes

Scholarship: Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: May 15, 2017

Link: http://usascholarships.com/nordson-builds-scholarship-program/

Back in September, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni included this question about the Supreme Court in their survey of college grads. The 10% that answered Judith Sheindlin should have you very concerned for our country.

Scholarship: Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: May 15, 2017

Link: http://usascholarships.com/nordson-builds-scholarship-program/

A guide to being a vocal citizen

For people wondering how to take action post-election of a racist demagogue (pulled from Twitter and cleaned up):

Make a spreadsheet or a file for your representatives with names, addresses to their offices, phone numbers, and contact forms. Put everyone there. Make a note in your calendar app to check in on issues once a month.

Pay attention to news. If you get angry, upset, or worried, seek support from friends but ALSO shoot these reps an email, too. Be courteous but firm and blunt. It’s a numbers game. Often we remain invisible because we don’t go to events and rallies and can’t be physically present. But we can attach our names to emails, we can write letters, we can be vocal. We don’t have to be invisible.

You can do this with your national reps, state reps, and local reps. If someone reps you anywhere, note them. Open a line and revisit it. It’s hard work and slow. One email at a time. One letter at a time. One call at a time. Emails are easy these days, so splurge every few months on a stamp and send a letter if you can. Put your humanity in front of these people. Flout it. Some won’t care, but others will. Change ONE mind and results can cascade.

Rural areas are bubbles full of bigotry and now it’s newly revealed. But we white people who live here have the clout and power! We can speak up when our reps say terrible things, and do terrible things, and vote terrible ways. We can go “I am disappointed in you.” It’s work, but as we’ve seen the last six months, it’s time for us to do that work. If someone goes “who are your reps” you gotta know. If you don’t know and you’re mad about this election, it’s time to create that file and keep it with you and use it.

The time for social media rants only is over. Or, do those, but maybe pull those threads out into a paragraph and send them to your reps. And don’t ONLY email or contact when things go badly. Also reach out when things go right. Even if they voted AGAINST something. Treat them like you would want to be treated if you were wrong or mistaken. But we’ve gotta reach out and let them know we’re here.

Anyway, I know this is hard work. If you need help collecting your reps, give me a ping via DM and I’ll help you get started.

Scholarship: Forest County Potawatomi Foundation Lois Crowe Scholarship

Application Deadline: March 30, 2017

Link: http://usascholarships.com/forest-county-potawatomi-foundation-lois-crowe-scholarship/

Jourdan Lewis, that is how you end a game

VSGC Community College STEM Scholarship

Application Deadline is February 13, 2017.

http://usascholarships.com/vsgc-community-college-stem-scholarship/

Just applied for 3 scholarships!

Wish me luck in getting some financial aid because I’m already so in the hole from my previous college that it’s not funny…

Army ROTC Scholarships to Apply

We would like to help you further your education and becoming a leader in the World’s Greatest Army. There are many scholarship opportunities available to helps youth achieve their academic dreams. We have compiled a short list of ongoing Army ROTCScholarships for those students who desire to be commissioned as officers in the Army after graduation from college. Top universities, colleges, and organizations are proud to announce all the below mentioned Army ROTC Scholarships such as The Army ROTC 4-Year High School Scholarship, The High School Army ROTC Scholarship, The Virginia Tech Army ROTC, and The Designee National Scholarships, etc.

Deadline varies according to program

http://usascholarships.com/army-rotc-scholarships-apply/

Scholarship: Freeman Awards for Study in Asia

Application Deadline: March 1, 2017

Link: http://usascholarships.com/freeman-awards-study-asia/

Realizing there’s only 5 full weeks left in the semester.

Share an Ice Cold Coca-Cola Sweepstakes

Deadline: August 31, 2017

http://usascholarships.com/share-ice-cold-coca-cola-sweepstakes/

U.S. student, freed from North Korea with neurological injury, was 'brutalized': father

An American university student who has suffered a "severe" neurological injury after being detained for 17 months in North Korea was "brutalized" by the reclusive regime, his father said on Thursday.