What would be your life after high school?

Graduating from high school is the moment of truth. You need to decide on the path that you will follow after your high school life. There are some who prefer to get a job right away instead of pursuing their respective college dreams while others will join the military as their service to the American people. But a majority of high school graduates are still undecided in terms of what career they will pursue after high school.

However, the most essential thing you need to remember is to do follow the path where God is leading you.

There was once a college professor who has earned his bachelor’s degree on a Christian college. He felt like he was in “heaven”-in a place where he is surrounded by professors and students who are all devoted Christians. They supported him in the endeavor he wants to push through while studying. He had also friends who attended other Christian colleges and experienced the same thing.

Let’s face it, college is expensive. The cost of attendance at a community college is around $10,600 per year for a student living at home while a prestigious four year school can put you back $52,000 when everything is taken into account.

The cost of attendance is the measure of all of your expenses while attending school. This includes not only tuition and fees but also books, housing, food, transportation and other living expenses.

State universities are almost always less expensive than private ones because the taxpayers help foot the bill. For instance, the cost of attendance for a California resident at the University of California, Berkeley is $26,500 while going to school at nearby Stanford University is $47,300.

However, the sticker price does not tell the whole story. About half of Stanford’s students received financial aid packages which averaged $33,000. That means they and their parents only had to come up with $12,000 for a world class education.

Once you have located a scholarship that you would like to receive, you must complete an application. The application process may require that you write a statement of some kind. These compositions can be a big part of the competition. So, here’s how to write scholarship essays.

There are different kinds of essays. Some are similar to normal academic writing. For instance, the Ayn Rand Foundation sponsors an Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest every year which requires that students reflect on the author’s monumental book. Others require specific kinds of research. The National Fire Sprinkler Association chooses a specific law each year and asks students to write their opinion about that law. Still others are similar to the personal statement that you are already writing for your college applications.

Military college benefits are one of the most overlooked and under-utilized ways to get your college education paid for.

You not only get a good education, completely paid for – you also have a guaranteed job after graduation, and no – they are not all in the ‘war zone’! The military offers employment in everything from computer sciences to the medical field.

The top military academies can also be very difficult to qualify for, and in some cases, actually require a recommendation from your local Congressman to get an ‘appointment’.

 There are several academies in locations around the country: West Point (The United States Military Academy at West Point), New York (Army), the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO  and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. The Naval Academy also trains Marine Corps officers.

Health care continues to be one of the career areas where professionals are still in demand and nursing is about as recession-proof a career as you will ever find, especially with the ‘graying’ population at an all time high. as the number of people who get sick doesn’t decrease when times are bad.

So, the question is – how do you find scholarships for nursing school?

Nursing programs at community colleges and state sponsored four year schools are in heavy demand and that means that even many qualified students are actually being rejected and end up turning to the very expensive private schools and training programs.

it’s also important to note that nursing school has more expenses associated with it than getting your degree in business, for example: you need to purchase the required uniforms for your clinicals, you are required to carry malpractice insurance, you need reliable transportation between the school and the hospital site, and you are required to have extra immunizations