I was wondering is there a way that I can get a full ride scholarship at a private college in the New York/ New jersey area. somewhere very close to new york city? Or if not is there a community college around NYC where I can get my bachelors degree in Physical education?
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Answer 1 :
full ride scholarships are usually only given to those with superior academic records (i.e. top 1%), very difficult family/life circumstances, or very remarkable achievements. often you just apply and they will let you know if you were selected from a pool, they did this for me at uc berkeley (unfortunately i chose not to go, my mistake, learning experience in more than one way...). unless you have one of those 3 things, it is extremely unlikely you qualify for a full ride scholarship anywhere. many of these scholarships are through the school itself, you can look for them on the web easily though by just searching what you are looking for, private organizations have them but usually have the same requirements i mention since you are looking for a substantial amount of money. if you do have something extraordinary about you, i recommend finding a college you want through the college finder on collegeboard.com, then e-mail the admissions office about full ride scholarships and see if they have them for you.
Answer 2 :
You will not get either one, I'm afraid. First, community colleges do not confer bachelor's degrees. Second, there's only one way a PE major can get a full ride scholarship: he has to excel at a particular sport. If you were that good, they would have come to YOU by this time. Athletic scholarships are extremely competitive, and you've offered no reason to think you might qualify. Worse, private schools are small, and have very few such scholarships. The mere fact that you have this fantasy about a private school and then turn around and ask about a community college leads me to believe that your academics may not be strong enough for an academic scholarship; if your GPA and tests were good enough, you would have told us. Then there's another point: small private schools almost never offer a PE major, and you don't say why you ignore the public schools that do. Finally, the mere fact that you have to ask such basic questions and possess so little information by the middle of November is a dead giveaway that you have done little or no preparation. I'll bet you haven't even filed a FAFSA form, and scholarship applications are due NEXT MONTH. Good luck.
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