We are going to college, and we need cash. We need tuition and food, housing, books … like I said, we need cash. We learned of these thousands of millions of dollars in scholarship money unclaimed floating around, but can not seem to get their hands on any of it, or any other financial aid. We are working like dogs, trying to make time to study not losing our insanity, until they finally give up. This sounds like a pretty big problem. What to do? First, you should know that there are billions of dollars out there waiting to fall into your lap.

In fact, most counselors and financial aid assistants wonder why this figure is huge and not said so often, but it is not the case. So do not feel bad or think you “suck” because you have not won anything of this mass. However, there is some money to be made out there that many people either ignore or figure it isn’t worth it. Trust me, its worth a look at, and worth pursuing. The Usual Suspects His first assignment should be the government.

The FAFSA must be the first thing to do. You may be eligible for scholarships or other prizes. Then go to your school to see if they have any special scholarships are only available for students at that university. After that, sign up for fastweb.com and scholarship.com and become familiar with the two sites are two of the most used on the web.