[nabs-l] College and Scholarship Apps

[Cricket Bidleman]

Jameyanne,

Thanks so much. I'll definitely keep all that in mind. What can you
say about the NFB Scholarship app? I'm new at this type of thing, and
the application looked really, really extensive. Thanks!

Best,
Cricket Bidleman

On 7/19/16, Jameyanne Fuller via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Cricket, you can't start the FAFSA until January 1 of next year, because you
> use your (or your parents') 2016 tax returns. Your schools will probably all
> have individual financial aid application deadlines on their websites (or
> maybe it's all the same for undergrad, I don't remember). Try to make sure
> you and your parents have all the relevanttaxes done as soon as possible
> after January 1 (I think you can do the FAFSA without filing but you'll need
> the information and it's a whole lot easier if you have the tax forms in
> front of you and can just enter the numbers it asks for). In any case, your
> schools will tell you what to do and when to do it by.
> Jameyanne
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Bidleman via NABS-L
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 12:20 PM
> To: Bryan Duarte <bjduarte at asu.edu>
> Cc: Cricket Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com>; National Association of
> Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] College and Scholarship Apps
>
> Justin and Brian,
>
> I'll definitely be applying for the NFB of California and NFB national
> scholarships. I can only hope to be lucky enough to get some of them.
> Hopefully the FAFSA deadline will come out soon so that I can work on
> that too. I have to get into college first, before I can get a
> scholarship from any particular school. Stanford is my dream school,
> of course. Berkeley is a good one too. Still looking for others.
>
> On 7/19/16, Bryan Duarte <bjduarte at asu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Cricket,
>>
>> I must say I see you being so active on this list everyday and I love it!
>> I
>> am also glad to hear that you are about to be attending school and
>> applying
>> for scholarships, as this is a very important aspect of your educational
>> career.
>>
>> The first thing I would encourage you to do is visit your college or
>> universities scholarship portal. Each college should have a portal you can
>> access for scholarships. That is your best bet for receive scholarships
>> since they would only be awarded to students from your respective college
>> or
>> university. The second thing I would encourage you to do is apply for the
>> NFB national scholarship and your local state scholarship program if there
>> is one where you live. As a national
>>
>> I look forward to hearing more about what you are doing and keep up your
>> activity on this list it is great to have such a friendly, inquisitive,
>> and
>> outgoing student participating on this list. Have a great day!
>>
>> Go Devils!
>>
>> Bryan Duarte software engineer
>> ASU Computer Science Ph.D candidate
>> QwikEyes CEO http://www.qwikeyes.com/ <http://www.qwikeyes.com/>
>>
>> “let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things are passing
>> away: God never changes. patience obtains all things. whoever has God
>> lacks
>> nothing; God alone suffices.”
>> -- St. Teresa of Avila
>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2016, at 7:54 AM, Cricket Bidleman via NABS-L
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Cricket
>>
>>
>
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