# How do you get a scholarship?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-scholarship/373187>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-scholarship/373187 "2006-09-18T15:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-scholarship/373187/1 "2006-09-18T15:46:44Z")

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I’m going to college soon\* and need as much free money as possible. I don’t to get cash for playing football, and I certainly don’t want extra moola by virtue of good grades, so what are people’s opinions of [these ideas](http://www.forbes.com/careers/2006/09/13/education-college-scholarships-lead-careers-cx_mf_college06_0914weird.html)?

😛

\*not really

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-scholarship/373187/2 "2006-09-18T16:01:03Z")

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Heck, if you can take advantage of them, go for it. While these seem kinda silly, the sponsors take them seriously enough to keep funding them.

Robin

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**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-scholarship/373187/3 "2006-09-18T16:23:16Z")

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The financial aid office at your school might have some ideas.

If not, welcome to the studen loan club. ☹