I received a letter from the USA Scholarship Services out of Washington, D.C. It says it gives engineering scholarships. However, it has a $25 fee. I just want to see if it is a scam or not.
Six signs that a scholarship search may be a scholarship scam:
"This scholarship is guaranteed or your money back." "You can't get this information anywhere else." "May I have your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship?" "We'll do all the work." "The scholarship will cost some money." "You've been selected by a national foundation to receive a scholarship" or "You're a finalist" in a contest you never entered.
Joined: Mon 09-01-2003 4:09PM Posts: 318 Location: Blah blah land
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Any financial aid that is actually going to be awarded to you from either the university or the government will show up in a financial aid summary given to you by UMR after you get your FAFSA processed. Granted that private scholarships and whatnot won't, you will know that you've applied to them and that they're legitimate.
Joined: Fri 10-25-2002 7:04AM Posts: 74 Location: Home of the Hell Shield
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Ive been suckered into something similar, if not the same thing.
Dont do it, all they do is send you a shit-ton (=more than a US ton) of crap scholarship information that you mostly wont qualify for. The ones you will qualify for are useless.
No, I haven't sent anything yet. It felt like a scam to me, but I just wanted to make sure with some other people. Thanks again for all of the help guys.
Joined: Tue 09-09-2003 10:52PM Posts: 1145 Location: High in the Rocky Mountains
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I got the letter and sent in the $25 with the info at the beginning of April. I got a huge envelope full of stuff the beginning of May with companies that offer scholarships and how to contact them. Just FYI for all you skeptics out there...
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