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Woo hoo! A scholarship!

July 7th, 2010 at 09:05 pm

Today I got a pre-recorded call. Normally I would just hang up as soon as I knew it was pre-recorded, but for some reason I kept listening. Turns out it was a good thing I did!

The call was telling me that I needed to activate my debit card with my university because I had a refund due me. Since I've been waiting to hear about all the scholarships I applied for, I thought maybe that was the "refund" they were talking about. I hadn't received a card though ... so after a bit of research, I found a number to call.

Two phone calls later, I found out that I have one scholarship of $75, with possibly more later! $75 isn't a lot, but it is almost a month's grocery's or gas. They're sending me a replacement card, which should be here by Monday. It took me about 20 minutes to apply for the 8 scholarships - so even if all I get is $75, that still is pretty high value hourly work. Big Grin

14 Responses to “Woo hoo! A scholarship!”

  1. Broken Arrow Says:
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    Oh that is terrific! Congrats!

  2. MonkeyMama Says:
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    That's great!

  3. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thanks Smile

  4. Ima saver Says:
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    Congratulations to you!!

  5. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    Hurray!

  6. Apprentice Bliss Hunter Says:
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    Congrats !

  7. LittleGopher Says:
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    Great news - every bit helps for sure!

  8. boomeyers Says:
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    Great job! I have to start doing this too! I hope to nickel/dime the scholarships to add up for my daughter. Where is the best place to look for scholarships to apply for??

  9. Frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thanks everyone. Smile
    Boo,

    the scholarships I applied for were all either on my schools dept website, or on a website with a bunch of general scholarships for students at my school. I'd check with your daughters preferred school and see what they have, and then check at the library for books on scholarships ( I can't remember the name of the one I found, but it had thousands of possible scholarships across every discipline/field I coulld imagine).

  10. dmontngrey Says:
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    Wonderful! Every little bit helps. Smile

  11. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Yep, most definitely.

  12. My English Castle Says:
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    Fun! Congratulations! it'll pay for a book (unless you forage for one!)

  13. baselle Says:
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    Congratulations - I wouldn't look $75 in the eye and tell it to go away! Big Grin

  14. Jerry Says:
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    Every scholarship you receive is not only a financial boost (and $75 leads to a nice little kick in the wallet), but they also look really good on your resume. The more you have, the better you look, and the better insurance you have that you will not run short on money this semester. Keep it up!
    Jerry

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