r/scholarships

Does university ranking actually matter to secure a scholarship at a university in the U.S.A. for a master's degree, or does it all come down to a higher CGPA, co-curricular activities, and a strong SOP? I'm from Bangladesh, and one of my options ranks 1000th and the other ranks 1500th in the QS rankings. Now, the 1500th-ranked university is more cost-friendly. But if university ranking actually matters, I would try to enroll at the best one.

Hello there!

I am a Pakistani citizen who is a permanent resident in a GCC country.

I did my undergraduate MBBS degree from Pakistan and then did a 4-year structured residency in the KSA which resulted in a Saudi (SCFHS) board certification in Internal Medicine. I have 4 years of specialist experience after getting board certified.

My goal is to practice in Occupational Medicine or Rehabilitation Medicine as a consultant, in Ireland.

Since I already have an SCFHS board certification in Internal Medicine, could you kindly advise me about how I can do this without having to repeat basic specialty Internal Medicine training in Ireland?

Has anybody gotten any updates or requests from the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship?

Hey!

I’m a junior at Virginia Military Institute, student Electrical and Computer Engineering with minors in math and cyber, and I am planning on applying to the Marshal, Gates, and Rhodes Fellowships; hoping to purse cognitive science/engineering or Electrical with concentration in Physics respective to each fellowship.

I have a 3.95 and have had multiple notable leadership positions at my institution as well at internships over summer. I am also part of the honor society here and have already received word that if I go forward with my application I have the schools nomination.

However my worry is in my research experience. I immigrated to the US from Iran when I was 11, so while I was trying to navigate the school system and staying alive financially, research wasn’t on my priority list unfortunately until recently. Thus, while I have some research experience (minor papers and posters) I don’t have anything extensive.

I was hoping members of this subreddit can help answer:

- Will that automatically disqualify me?

- How would you recommend me approaching the application to at least land an interview?

- Any tips or pointers to keep in mind?

- And anything else I should know or keep in mind?

Thank you so much in advance!

this might be a stupid question but oh well. stonybrook is my top choice, but i live out of state, and graduating with 120k in debt is.... not ideal :(

i see there's that little platform for scholarships, the scholarship universe thing. as far as i know, i can't apply for any of these scholarships if I don't put my deposit in/confirm that i'm for sure going to stonybrook. but this is really tricky. cause I could be committing to something i cannot get covered by scholarships.

is it worth it to take that risk? is 30k a year truly not that bad for the education i'd be getting? or should i give up and stay in mormonland usa?

thank you for any responses ^_^ im truly stuck here and honestly feeling very defeated by the cost of this school haha.

oh also im majoring/plan to have a career in geology. if this changes anything

Hello.

My kid got early acceptance into Berkeley (mechanical engineering), we committed last week. Were waiting for UCLA decision (only because we live 30 minutes from campus and could have saved a great deal on housing and meals) Well, UCLA didn’t happen. With household income we don’t qualify for any federal or state aid, so here is the question…

What merit based scholarships my son can apply for ?

Must admit we weren’t prepared /knowledgeable enough for what’s coming.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Hello.

My kid got early acceptance into Berkeley (mechanical engineering), we committed last week. Were waiting for UCLA decision (only because we live 30 minutes from campus and could have saved a great deal on housing and meals) Well, UCLA didn’t happen. With household income we don’t qualify for any federal or state aid, so here is the question…

What merit based scholarships my son can apply for ?

Must admit we weren’t prepared /knowledgeable enough for what’s coming.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I'm thinking about getting nursing degree online, are there any available for 100% online?

Hey, has anyone with offer(s) from Oxford or SOAS received an interview invite from the Felix Committee? From what I understand, offer holders at Reading have been invited already.

I dropped a mail to SOAS on April 1, but no response so far (Easter break). A friend at Oxford recieved the invite around mid-April last year.

Any updates will be appreciated!

Hi friends, I’m a Bhutanese student, actually a graduate of 2024. I’ve been searching for scholarships for more than a year now, still then I couldn’t find one well. Help me figure things out pleaseee. I’m from arts/ humanities background btw. Thank youuu!

Hello, I am currently a senior in highschool having trouble with finding scholarships. I plan on committing to an out of state school (I'm from Fl going to CA). I have received a scholarship from the school as well as some aid, but I still have $19K to worry about for all four years. I plan on double majoring in Psychology and Kinesiology. I have a 3.7 gpa, I take one duel enrollment class, and 3 honors classes. I write short stories and poems, I sketch and I have been cheering since I was in elementary. If anyone has any scholarships I would really appreciate it! Thank you!

Does anybody have the recommendation form for this scholarship? I would like to ask my teacher to provide a reference letter for me but I don't want to email again later when the applications open again on August 6th. I would like to ask for this form to be filled out at the same time as asking for a reference letter. I can't find it anywhere in the guidelines or online.

can anyone put me on?? i would appreciate it, thanks

I would suggest, apply to a number of scholarships that best fit your qualifications and goals.
Here is the link and the deadline is May 1st.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16qZKytXVi/

Just a quick question for other applicants:

In the household financial information form, you need to select household members for dependents/spouses, but there’s no zero option and it says to not include yourself. What did you do please ?

Another question for my international semi-finalist, how did you translate your financial documents from another language please?