Would i be able to get a full 4 year scholarship?

Question

I'm going to be a junior in high school, and i ended my sophmore year with a 3.6 GPA. I'm currently taking AP US History, and i plan to take other AP classes senior year. My mom is a single parent, and we live in Public Housing. She works a low-wage job, and can barely pay her bills. We get food stamps, medicare, housing assistance, and energy assistance. Now seeing that i'm really poor, would i be able to get a 4 year scholarship at a college? Cause i'm considering UW-Oshkosh, UW-Madison, and UW-Whitewater.

Answer 1

u shud get alot of financial aid, but to get a full ride try uppin ur grades n AP count a bit

i got into cornell with 8 APs n a need for some severe financila aid n theyr payin over half my tuituion

Answer 2

No. You'll get plenty of financial aid but unless you actively apply for scholarships you won't get a free ride, they'll just offer you loans to cover the rest.

Answer 3

Definitely so! Keep your grades up. You'll end up graduating with Honors. Make good grades on your SAT's. I believe you can do it.

I was a foster child, ward of the courts, & I graduated high school with 3.6 GPA wih Honors & got scholarships. You will also qualify for grants, as well.

PS-I went to UW-Milwaukee for a semester, right after Hurricane Katrina.

Answer 4

You will qualify for grants and you can apply for scholarships.  However schools don't usually give out full rides unless you are like perfect 4.0 or a great sports player even then the days of full rides are long gone.  They give partial rides now. There are student loans and you can work and help pay.  

Are there schools close to home that will be a big help and not pay for room and board  

Answer 5

You have to apply to scholarships to get them, like Belle said, also, one of the most important factors in getting a great scholarship is your ACT/SAT test scores, which you didn't post.  Schools are more impressed by these than any GPA.

Good luck, be sure you apply for different "types" of schools, 4 year and 2 year so you can compare the total cost of each school.  Also, don't judge the school based on how big the scholarship is, but by how much you'll have to borrow to graduate.