Kristiana Trinidad
Advertising Editor

The administration has announced to the school that last year’s graduating seniors earned a total of about $5 millionn scholarship money. Some students may be wondering how they managed to obtain so many scholarships as such a small class. To do achieve, students should apply for as numerous scholarships.

“Yesterday should have been when students started applying for scholarships,” commented AP Government and psychology teacher Mr. LaShomb. “There’s money out there, but the problem is there are others that want that money too.”

“By August, potential seniors should know what they want to do for college,” says A-TECH school counselor Ms. Marshall. “Throughout the entire year, they should be applying for scholarships.”

The first rule for scholarships is for A-TECH students to set aside some time from their schedules to research the scholarships that they’re applying for. There are scholarships available for just about everything. This makes it very easy to find several scholarships students are eligible for The real complications lie in applying and getting accepted.

“I’ve put up information on scholarships on the A-TECH Web site,” stated Ms. Marshall. “There’s a link to the Clark County School District Web site. CCSD always posts information on available scholarships and updates it ever week.”

Another aspect to take into consideration when applying for scholarships is that most families wouldn’t be able to pay for college as easily, meaning more competition for students. Knowing this, it’s wise for A-TECH students to apply for as many scholarships as possible.

With all the competition out there, foundations that are giving the money tend to look at grades first, so the higher a student’s grades are, the more likely they are to receive a scholarship. Luckily for those with less than perfect grades, there are some scholarships out there that take no consideration on academic performance whatsoever.

“There aren’t many,” said Ms. Marshall, “but there are some out there like ethnicity and essay scholarships that don’t look at grades.”

Fortunately for some of the lazier students at A-TECH, it’s actually possible to receive a scholarship without having to apply for one. Getting accepted to UNLV or UNR automatically applies all future students for all scholarships funded by the Universitites.

“There are a lot of colleges and universities out there that do this,” stated Ms. Marshall.

For information on applying for college scholarships, schedule an appointment with the A-TECH scholarship counselor, Ms. Marshall.

“Unless you have a sugar daddy,” joked Mr. LaShomb, “all A-TECH students should apply for scholarships.”