I just received a scholarship offer from a college. Is it guarantee that I'm going to get a scholarship ?

Question

I am in high school

Answer 1

Should be if the school sent you an official letter.  

There are usually qualifications that come with the scholarship though, (you need to keep an A or B average, no disciplinary action while attending the school, etc).  

I would call the admissions department at the school and ask them what the stipulations of the scholarship are, how much it is for, and how much the projected cost of a year is (in tuition & in living expenses)

Answer 2

I am pretty sure that they already sent you a letter asking you to do something or to maintain something. A lot of scholarships are based on some sort of deed that you have done or will do.

Answer 3

if they said they'd give it to you, they will. I can't think of a reason why they wouldn't, but call the admissions office and double check if you're not sure. The only think you may need to check is to see if there is a GPA or extra-curricular requirement or something you need to have in order to KEEP the scholarship. For example, a lot of colleges say they'll give you a scholarship, but if you're not performing academically at a certain level, they'll take it away. I know for one school I applied to, I would have had to keep a 3.4 GPA in order to continue to be eligible for the scholarship, and if I fell below that, the next semesters I would not have gotten the money.  So you got to be careful. *note* a 3.4 GPA is darn hard to get in College (at least where I'm at!) so plan for a lot of work! Others scholarships may require a work-study program or something in order to keep  it.

As long as you know what they're going to ask from you, and you're ok with it, you should be fine! They will only pull your scholarship if  you fail to hold up your end of the deal.

Answer 4

usually when schools extend the scholarship offer it means they'll give it to you if you go there. How they award it to you is up the them. mine gives it to me in installments each year. Private scholarships usually send me a check in a lump sum.