Farragut Community School District

Counselor: Scholarships

A Different World Than Our Parents Knew

Almost everything is done on the computer!

by Colleen Slavik

November 02, 2007

Today's students face a different world from the one their parents knew. We know this when it comes to shopping, eating out, or watching television. But one place we do not always think about is applying for scholarships. Parents remember sitting down and filling out applications with their parents. Perhaps they would round up a bunch of references as well as other information and sit down and pound out applications for hours on the keyboard or even in "neat" handwriting.

Today, students rarely see a paper application. Applications, except for some local scholarships, are almost all online. Students can go to the site, plug in the information and with a push of a button, send their applications for scholarships anywhere in the world.

Applications for colleges and universities are nearly all accessible online. This saves lost applications in the mail as well as postage. However, it does require the student to be self-sufficient and sit at the computer and fill out the appropriate applications for both schools and scholarships.

So if your student does not have any paper applications, it is probably because nearly all the scholarships are now online. All the scholarships the school has received are located on our web site at " http://www.farragutschools.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/12/18/436f9006824b2"

or by going to http://www.farragutschools.org and clicking on the counselor's link, and then the link to scholarships.

Students and their parents should check this web site regularly as new posting are put on almost daily. If students or their parents have questions about any of the scholarships on our web page or other scholarships they have heard about, do not hesitate to contact our school counselor, Mrs. Colleen Slavik.

Students also need to apply for a PIN (Personal Identification Number) and a link is also on our school site to do so. Each students and one parent will need a PIN number to fill out a FASFA form, which is required for all students wishing financial aid. Remember financial aid includes work study, loans, grants and scholarships.