I don't know if running away is a good solution. I cannot tell you how sick I am of people (who are incidentally successful computer scientists) telling me that I shouldn't study CS. Computer Science is the foundation for cutting edge (and rather new) fields like Biotechnology. While the field may be experiencing a bit of a slump now (especially with outsourcing to foreign counties), it has no where to go but up, especially as computing and technology becomes more prolific (think smart refrigerator).
Bottom line, forget all the scholarships from big companies like Target, Best Buy, etc. They usually give out between 10-50 scholarships, but have in excess of 10000 or 20000 applicants. Look for local companies, rotary clubs, and any scholarships specifically offered at your school. The latter are often available due to memorial funds set up for deceased students.
I ran into this very problem as the poster when looking for scholarships to fund my education at an expensive private university. While I did not qualify for financial aid, my parents have two more kids to send through college, and scholarships would certainly have helped to ease the financial burden.
I too was unable to find any scholarships that were specifically for tech/engineering. There were actually a few, but they were all for women or minorities. I guess there just isn't much out there for WMEs (white male engineers).
However, don't overlook local scholarships - there are plenty that aren't specifically geared toward any one type of person, that are granted to 1/5 or 1/10 applicants.
What makes you think that? AOL tends to have a lot of false positives when blocking spam./I?
AOL's philosophy is to block mail when in doubt. I used a non-standard header in the first version of my membership system ("S-UID: $userID") and AOL blocked any further mail from my server. I never resolved it, and have since moved.
I don't feel comfortable having my email filtered (and fortunately I don't get enough spam to merit needing a filter). I mean, only about 1/200 of emails I *want* to get are actually vital (i.e. need my attention or consequences follow) - and if that one email is wrongly filtered, why use email at all?
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What this in reply to my post, or to the runner's post?
Ok, just a bit of miscommunication
I don't know if running away is a good solution. I cannot tell you how sick I am of people (who are incidentally successful computer scientists) telling me that I shouldn't study CS. Computer Science is the foundation for cutting edge (and rather new) fields like Biotechnology. While the field may be experiencing a bit of a slump now (especially with outsourcing to foreign counties), it has no where to go but up, especially as computing and technology becomes more prolific (think smart refrigerator).
Bottom line, forget all the scholarships from big companies like Target, Best Buy, etc. They usually give out between 10-50 scholarships, but have in excess of 10000 or 20000 applicants. Look for local companies, rotary clubs, and any scholarships specifically offered at your school. The latter are often available due to memorial funds set up for deceased students. I ran into this very problem as the poster when looking for scholarships to fund my education at an expensive private university. While I did not qualify for financial aid, my parents have two more kids to send through college, and scholarships would certainly have helped to ease the financial burden. I too was unable to find any scholarships that were specifically for tech/engineering. There were actually a few, but they were all for women or minorities. I guess there just isn't much out there for WMEs (white male engineers). However, don't overlook local scholarships - there are plenty that aren't specifically geared toward any one type of person, that are granted to 1/5 or 1/10 applicants.
What makes you think that? AOL tends to have a lot of false positives when blocking spam./I? AOL's philosophy is to block mail when in doubt. I used a non-standard header in the first version of my membership system ("S-UID: $userID") and AOL blocked any further mail from my server. I never resolved it, and have since moved. I don't feel comfortable having my email filtered (and fortunately I don't get enough spam to merit needing a filter). I mean, only about 1/200 of emails I *want* to get are actually vital (i.e. need my attention or consequences follow) - and if that one email is wrongly filtered, why use email at all?