Do you want to earn an MBA online? (plus scholarship links)

Do you have questions about getting an MBA online?
The About.com site has a guide page that explains the in's and out's.

Check out their page:
http://tinyurl.com/ra3wqa

Do you twitterize?

You can now join the Nontrads Twibe to get your updates about site links and information via Twitter.

Scholarships and Grants

Also, if you have not checked out the Scholarship and Grants pages lately, you may want to go and sign up for one or more of the free scholarship sites listed there.

Here is that link: The Scholarships and Grants Pages at the Nontrads Site.

Have a great day!

New news stories and articles about nontraditional students

People are talking about non-traditional students...

I decided to see what people were saying on the internet and in news stories about nontraditional students lately.

I will be putting this information soon on the Nontraditional Student website.

It was fun to find these thoughtful articles today.

Nontraditional Students Enrich U.S. College Campuses

This article focuses on the reasons that nontraditional students are going back to school, and how their presence is reshaping the classroom today.

The Nontraditional Medical Student site has a special page telling nontraditional students how they can get into medical school:
http://www.nontraditionalmedicalstudent.com/medwhere.html

This is an article about U.S. Psychology students abroad – many are nontraditional
http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_490.asp

Utah State nontraditional students must keep their lives balanced

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming now offer a nontraditional student scholarship.

Information about The Daniels Fund:
(news article from 2007)
http://www.dcnewspress.com/site/tab11.cfm?BRD=2713&dept_id=560326&newsid=19168933&PAG=461&rfi=9

The fund website is located here:
http://www.danielsfund.org/Scholarships/index.asp

I will be finding more articles and information soon. I hope you enjoy these.

Scholarship sites for non-traditional students

Non-traditional students need scholarships and grants... maybe even more than traditional students do.

The reason? They not only have to worry about money for school, many have houses, apartments, jobs, families, car loans, and other responsibilities.

Of course, a non-traditional student can get a loan - but these must be paid back. The FAFSA official site is the best place to start for loans.

But for scholarships and grants, the Nontraditional Student Scholarship Page can be helpful. I have reviewed these sites to make sure that they are still available.

Also, I concentrated on only FREE sites because when I was making this page, I was a non-traditional student trying to make my loan payment squeak out to the end of each month.

Do you have a favorite FREE scholarship or grant site you would like added to this page? Just let me know.

Finding Scholarships and Grants for School

THE FAFSA FORM
Most non-traditional students have heard of the FAFSA form, if they have applied for a government loan for higher education. There are now two more kinds of government grants available.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS
Many non-traditional students have already thought also of applying for scholarships or loans. Many of these people may have already applied for a special non-traditional scholarship from their college or university. But not every college or university offers these. That's why people need to register at other scholarship sites. It is NOT necessary to pay for these sites, although pay sites do exist.

GRANTS
Grants are really great if you can get them. Like most scholarships, you don't have to pay them back. My favorite grant website link on the nontrad page is the Dr. Torres site because it includes internships and little-known grants and programs for students AND teachers.

MAKING THE NONTRAD SCHOLARSHIP PAGE
When I was a non-traditional student some years ago, I wanted to look and see what scholarships and grants were available so I could list them for a non-traditional student group at Western Kentucky University. It was very important to me to list only FREE sites, since I could not afford to register at pay sites then or now.

I since have collected those sites and put them on a website. Here is the link:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html

MY FAVORITE SCHOLARSHIP SITE
There are many different sites to choose from. One of my favorites is FastWeb, because they email you about due dates and match you to a profile.

I WANT TO ADD MORE SITES
I want to collect even more sites, so if you have a favorite that is not listed, please let me know, and I'll go there to see if I should add it to the webpage. I hope you find some good leads! Nontraditional students today need all the financial help they can get. Good luck!

Success Stories...

Nothing helps non-traditional students more than success stories. Just knowing that other people have actually gone back to school and succeeded can really bolster self-confidence in the first-time Non-traditional Student.

I found a great article that helps non-traditional students get that jolt of confidence that they need. It's at FastWeb, which is also a great site to look up scholarships.

Here is the link:
FastWeb Success Stories from Non-Traditional Students