Free learning has been my focus this month, and I am capping it all off with some free college education. Yes! It is totally true. There are some full scholarship schools out there. Check it out!
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City has programs in Art, Architecture, and Engineering. Their merit based scholarships are full scholarships for all their enrolled students.
Webb Institute in Glen Cove, New York was named to the Princeton Review's list of 50 "Best Value" Private Colleges for 2009. Their major is Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Students live and study on the shores of Long Island Sound.
F.W. Olin College of Engineering is located in Needham, Massachusetts. It has been around since 2002, and every student receives a scholarship for four years valued at $80,000! Not to shabby at all. The student to teacher ratio is 9 to 1! Nice!
If music is your child's thing, you might want to check out the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. The Curtis Institute of Music is one of the world's leading music schools and offers merit based full-tuition scholarships to the college. Competition is high as they only accept about 160 students a year apparently even more competitive than Juliard. The education is very individualized.
Berea College in Kentucky is a liberal arts college where students work on campus instead of paying tuition. The work study is mandatory. All students are awarded a four year tuition scholarship.
Deep Springs College is a two-year college whose two-year scholarship is valued at $50,000. It is very prestigious and highly competitive as they only accept about 10 to 15 students a year. This is a male only college located in California on a cattle ranch and alfalfa farm. The students often transfer to very high profile schools upon completion of their two year program.
College of the Ozarks is in Missouri and is another college where tuition is taken care of through work programs. It is a conservative and Christian college. Their focus is also on students with financial need and specifically in the Ozarks area, though they will accept students from outside that area, but priority is given to those students from the area first.
A college with a similar goal for providing a higher education for the students with lower income is Alice Lloyd College in Kentucky. Tuition is guaranteed to full-time students residing in Alice Lloyd College’s 108-county Central Appalachian service area and their mission is to educate mountain people for positions of leadership(from the college website).
Okay...so here in Arizona, your child would not qualify for the two colleges above, but considering how many of us have moved here from elsewhere, you might want to share this information with someone who might qualify.
United States Military Academy in West Point, New York Tuition again is free, but there is a service requirement upon graduation. This is a wonderful school and a fabulous opportunity, but not one to be taken lightly. From the website: A West Point cadetship includes a fully funded four-year college education. Tuition, room, board, medical and dental care are provided by the U.S. Army. As members of the Armed Forces, cadets also receive an annual salary of more than $6,500. This pay covers the cost of uniforms, books, a personal computer, and living incidentals. By law, graduates of West Point are appointed on active duty as commissioned officers and serve in the U.S. Army for a minimum of five years.
Lastly, Harvard has many scholarship opportunities but in particular, they have something pretty cool in that they will waive the parental contribution for families who earn less than $60,000 and home equity will no longer be considered a resource when determining family contribution. Check out the info here: Harvard - Financial Aid Office I am not saying Harvard is free. I am saying, it could be doable.
GROCERY DEALS
There are a lot of really great deals out there. If you haven't checked out your flier be sure to do so. Also don't forget that many stores also have their fliers online for you to go through and even print out a shopping list. I will have those links in the store name.
SAFEWAY
All coupons are worth at least a $1.00 for a limited time.
-- Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops $1.69
-- 3 pound bag of California Clementines $2.47
-- Flier coupon -- Doritos 11.5 to 13 oz for 99 cents (limit 5)
ALBERTSONS
-- Boneless skinless chicken breasts $1.57 a pound
-- Red, green or romaine 10/$10
-- 12 packs of Coke products four for $10
FRY'S
Huge sale for when you buy 10 items you get $5 off. There are a bunch of them so you really want to check the flier, but here are some examples:
BUY 10 SAVE $5
-- Kraft shredded or bar cheese 5.8 to 8 oz 1.49 each
-- Hunt's or Rotel 10-14.5 oz 49 cents each
-- Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Shells and Cheese 10-14 oz 99 cents each
-- Capri Sun or Kool-Aid Jammers $1.49 each
-- Nabisco Snack Crackers $1.88 each
There are a lot more so check out that flier!
Also fries has yummy fresh blueberries in 6 ounce containers for $1.00 each (limit 4)
That is all I can fit in right now. Got to make some phone calls.
More to come!!!!!
