Tech Scholarships for College/University? 577
Mirkon asks: "I'm a potential high school graduate, and have been accepted to a four-year school for furthering my rather biased educational interests. The problem is that while I'm cheap, the school (predictably) isn't. It's still getting itself off the ground, and thus only offers the legal minimum of scholarships - for racial minorities and those with intense financial need, neither of which I qualify for. Tedious searching for third-party scholarships has revealed that there are very, very few that cater to the interests of a technologically-inclined student, and even fewer that don't give a paltry one-time prize of $500 or less. While there's certainly no shortage of 'write an essay about us/you and we might give you a scholarship' offerings, I find it hard to swallow that there aren't more and more valuable scholarships to encourage growth in the tech sector. Are there?"
A Reality Check (Score:2, Funny)
Take a number junior. We work in the field and are unhappy there isn't growth in the tech sector.
<blockquote> and even fewer that don't give a paltry one-time prize of $500 or less.</blockquote>
Dude, that's the entire domestic IT budget for IBM. What do you expect?
Consider flat out deception - tell an executive at IBM, Hewlett-Packard, etc., that you have Indian connections, you'll be able to skip school and go straight into the Board Room.
Rich relatives (Score:5, Funny)
Typo (Score:5, Funny)
Did you mean white, male student? Or are you outside the U.S.?
Hard to swallow? Apparently you haven't been keeping up with the news. All your jobs are belong to India. IT is a dying industry in the U.S. You might consider nursing, or something else that can't be outsourced as easily. Union NO!
No need (Score:1, Funny)
I'm sure there's some 50 year old ladies living just outside the campus. They'll be happy to pay you, even if you look like a geek (and you probably do.)
learn to speak Hindi (Score:5, Funny)
No (Score:5, Funny)
There aren't enough jobs to go around as it is.
Why don't you change your major to an industry that IS growing, like IP Law. Or Linguist for some obscure 3rd world country. Actually, you should try to find the poorest nation out there, and learn it's language. In 4 years, you'll be helping US firms hire them in droves.
Potential? (Score:5, Funny)
Cheers, Paul
Re:Potential graduate? (Score:5, Funny)
should this read, "I was a potential graduate and the last few years of my senior year really really sucked.
This is slashdot, you know.
Re:Rich relatives (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Typo (Score:1, Funny)
AC
Re:Why so married to 'tech'? (Score:3, Funny)
Like proper keg-stand technique.
Re:write those essays (Score:1, Funny)
In fact, I've got a CD with over 10,000 tested, opt-in scholarship addresses you can use to guarantee BIG PROFITS from your mail campaign. Just send me your bank account information so I can bill you and look forward to your CD in the mail.
Re:OT but can someone fill me in... (Score:1, Funny)