College scholarships; my daughter has applied to over 40 outside scholarships and has not received one yet!?

Question

She has no financial need (according to FAFSA) and has applied for merit ones. She is a 4.0 student, works, volunteers, writes very well, etc. Help!

Answer 1

Hmmm well if u didn't know scholarships can be awarded just because they like the person.  I recieved 5k a year in scholarship even though my dad makes over 70k a month and I only had a 3.3 gpa in HS.  It's about connections all the right people knew me and I did very well in the interviews.  Alot of the rich people I knew just gave it to some1 who was like they were back in the day.

A guy I know gives 3k scholarships every year.  They r renewable and almost every1 applies for them.  I got it back in 06 because he liked me.  I was just like him same gpa football team captain and I had the same political and religious beliefs!  I got it over the impoverished stanford kid who had a 4.4 =P.  He even made the comment that nerds never do good in life because no 1 likes an overachiever!   I felt a bit guilty but hey I use wat I have to get wat I want!

It's about who u know not wat u know or wat u do!  If ur daughter is from a relatively unknown family in the community or just doesn't have an agreeable personality it's really gonna hurt her chances of getting scholarships!!!   Rich people give $ to who they like regardless of other things!