For many students, paying for school can be an unpleasant experience. Bank accounts containing money earned from months of work are bled dry, shoulders bump against other shoulders in the financial aid office while everyone is trying to fill in colored sheets of paper and worrying about whether or not their grant money came in. There are loans to take out, far-off offices to walk to, and deadlines to meet. It can be a hectic and expensive activity.<\/p>\n

But according to the Director of Financial Aid Mark Duarte, students have another option that they can consider: scholarships.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the reason why a lot of people don\u2019t apply to scholarships is because they\u2019re intimidated by the application requirements,\u201d Duarte said. \u201cBut they\u2019re normally minimal. You just got to have a certain GPA, some letters of recommendation, and sometimes an essay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duarte said that he urges students to apply for as many scholarships as they can, no matter how much money is being offered.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s money you didn\u2019t already have,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can use it for books or tuition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duarte encourages students to look through the Scholarships page on the UOG website to check out the scholarships that are being offered. Because some scholarships are offered at certain times of the year, the page is updated rather frequently.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really have nothing to lose,\u201d Duarte remarked about applying. \u201cEven if you didn\u2019t get the scholarship, it\u2019s not a big loss. But if you do, the rewards you get help you with your future. You\u2019ll never know if you don\u2019t try.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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