WHAT ARE OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS? Beyond college-sourced aid and scholarships, we encourage you to apply for outside scholarships—privately sourced awards that will stack on top of any Grove City-funded aid we offer you (not exceeding total cost of attendance). We strongly advise that you to make the most of these opportunities because Grove City College students […]
The truthful alternative Parents and students are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost and long-term value of a college education. We understand that concern. Grove City is unique among colleges and universities in that we are committed to dealing truthfully in our pricing and scholarship offerings, avoiding the deceptive and harmful practice of tuition discounting. […]
Grove City College’s Trustee Scholarship Program is more than just a competitive scholarship offered to 24 incoming freshmen. It’s an opportunity for enhanced learning and growth as students engage in rich discussion, research, and cultural experiences with fellow scholars in their cohort, faculty cohort advisers, and top-notch professors who help shape them into wise and […]
Grove City College’s Trustee Scholarship Program is more than just a competitive scholarship offered to 24 incoming freshmen. It’s an opportunity for enhanced learning and growth as students engage in rich discussion, research, and cultural experiences with fellow scholars in their cohort and faculty cohort advisers who help shape them into wise and well-rounded leaders […]
ser·vice \ ˈsər-vəs There are many ways to “give back,” but what does service learning look like after high school? Grove City College’s chapel program is centered around the two greatest commandments given by God: 1) Love God and 2) Love your neighbor, fueling our students’ desire to bring salt and light to the communities around them. […]
Strategy 1: Asking Pointed Questions While there are many good questions to ask, there are often better questions to ask. First, rather than just relying on a college’s financial aid brochure or online financial aid calculator, set up an appointment with each college’s Office of Financial Aid. Second, instead of simply asking, “What scholarships can I […]
My college decision was far from traditional. I started early, taking advantage of the opportunities my high school gifted program provided to visit schools around my area of Western Pennsylvania. We visited two schools every year, mostly focusing on larger schools that many students from my public high school were interested in. Despite the fact […]
My college search was one of the most thorough things I have ever done in my life—I worked with a professional counselor, visited about 14 schools, read plenty of books that detailed the “500 best colleges in the U.S.,” and bought more college t-shirts that would ever be deemed necessary for the normal human existence. […]
After checking their luggage and a hundred basketballs, the Grove City College Women’s Basketball Team flew out to Montana this past May for a week-long service trip to the Crow Reservation – homeland of the Crow Indian Tribe of the state of Montana. As the team explored mission trip options last year, the girls on leadership felt […]
At this point in your college search, you’ve probably browsed different colleges’ websites, maybe checking out the list of majors, pictures of the happy students, and a few of the main statistics. In the midst of all the information and pictures, it can be harder to get to the root of the college, to discern What […]
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