How to Get Scholarships in a Bad Economy

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Good day,
i am a 38 years old jordanian women, living in Jordan.
how and which sites would really help me to be able to get afree scholership in the USY or europ. i still would like to fullfill my dream of studing fashion design and working afterward or during studing if possible in this field. it is my dream;
i would apprecitated if any bod would help me to know which sites and adresses or names of universities or maybe componies to conntact.
thank you
lamia

lamia Ismail 4:07AM February 03, 2010

I dont know where you are getting your stats from or if you do any research on credible sites but wat you sited Kathy simply isn't true... but rather the reverse... 70% of jobs dont require a 4 year degree... what kind of jobs are you referring to... The Bachelors has become the new high school diploma... While it is true that a large percentage of jobs are acquired through networking, much of that crowd is going to come from internships... which are primarily acertained through college. The road to success can definitely be accomplished without a college diploma, but that heavily relies the luck of the draw and extreme intelligence. It is irresponsible of you to stray people away from a college application because of fabricated stats and low standards of achievement.
Better advice: Work hard right now. Even if it takes a while to complete school, stick with it because if you look at people who took the short cut or werent fortunate enough to acertain an education they end up spending a lot of time and energy in the long run trying to go back. Since you dont know whether or not luck will bless you, you want to direct your future and have as much control over your life as possible. Instead of reacting to situations, be proactive. Get your education because it's something you only have to do once and no one can take it away from you.

Carmen of NY 7:18PM December 03, 2009

I am trying to finish my pre-reqs before entering the RN program. I have been seperated for two years and have relocated to Sherwood, Oregon to stay with a friend until I can finish College. I am currently looking for a job. I have been in the medical feild seven years before I wanted to continue my education. I am having trouble finding a job. I have four pre-reqs to finish and then go enter a RN program.
How can I afford to go to College and then enter a College to recieve my RN Degree, would like to pursue my Bachelors Degree also. If you could give me any information, I would appreciate it. I need to finish and can not wait to do so. I have children and am 38 years old. Really want and need this degree so I may take care of my family and have a career that will be around forever. I just want to provide for my family. I love the medical feild and can not wait to start.
Thank you,
Shannon Heaton

Shannon Heaton of OR 2:56AM February 10, 2009

How many needy students can be first in line?
Should education become a department of coca cola?
Did you know that the US were spending more then 500 billion dollars for war in 2006? This is half of the whole world's spending for military in 2006.
How much did we spend for scholarships or healthcare?

Sebastian Schlinger of MN 4:46PM October 31, 2008

Back when I grew up, college degrees were not nearly as common as they are now. The the funny thing is, 70% of all jobs don't require a four-year degree. I know several people who have 4-year college degrees and have not been able to find a job, so they have gone back to a technical college to get the kind of education where jobs are plentiful. Those one and two-year programs are awesome!
No, I don't work at a college any more, but I used to recruit for a technical college and truly believe that for MOST, not all students, it's a better choice.

Kathy of WA 4:06PM October 31, 2008

It's good to know these things, because some of us have been schooling for so long and look for jobs that require our B.A or diploma of some kind and just to find out that they are on the bench waiting for an opening. However education is always a good thing to have.

Elaine Rodriguez of CA 3:31PM October 31, 2008

Thanks for ur information. But how is international students gets scholarship in US universities i can see that there is less chance to get scholarship than the US citizens. i am female and citizen of Ethiopian and want to study my second degree in computer science.
Thanks

Helen 2:15AM October 29, 2008