Our oldest son went to a private school out of state and got better federal loans than the four that went to Iowa State. He got a Perkins loan, which I don’t think the feds still do, and subsidized Stafford’s. You would think when we had three at ISU at same time they would get a deal, but apparently we were poor compared to other families at the private school and better off compared to ISU families. All five are done so not sure what this is like now.
Oldest son got $25,000 in scholarships just from high school math contest participation from a corporation. Also got a National Merit Scholarship, not sure why kids skip the PSAT. One of the ISU boys got $5,000 for DOE Science Bowl participation. All five got scholarships of $2,000 a year from an association where their dad works. One got a $5,000 scholarship related to music participation. They were good at finding scholarships based on their interests and talents. You have to kind of dig into what is available outside the little local ones the school counselor mentions.
Oldest son got $25,000 in scholarships just from high school math contest participation from a corporation. Also got a National Merit Scholarship, not sure why kids skip the PSAT. One of the ISU boys got $5,000 for DOE Science Bowl participation. All five got scholarships of $2,000 a year from an association where their dad works. One got a $5,000 scholarship related to music participation. They were good at finding scholarships based on their interests and talents. You have to kind of dig into what is available outside the little local ones the school counselor mentions.