Re: HS TFS Program

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@TENET.EDU>]

On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Carolyn S. Current wrote:

> Have any of you purchased the TFS(Tuition Funding Sources) software program
> which is sponsored by Pepsi?  Would appreciate some feedback concerning
> the worth of the program, etc. TIA

Hello Group,

Yes, we purchased the TFS CDs (2) last year.  They have some very
interesting information.  Not as many students are using them as I would
like because the CDs, like the internet, have so much that students don't
really know how to handle it all.  When we have our parent night or some
other type of publicity, I'm going to invite the PARENTS to come up and
look.  After all, they are the ones who will be usually footing the bills
for college. They may TAKE the time if they know the information is
available.

I had hoped that students would be willing to put in the time to sort
through all of the data, but they haven't done that so far. Nevertheless,
I feel that the $250 was well spent. I found all kinds of remote
scholarships, grants, and work/study programs, as well as the standard
ones that we all know about.

For example, if your child is a descendent of someone in the Confederate
army and he/she lives (born?) in Arkansas, he/she is eligible for $1000 --
or if your child is the son/daughter of a parent who was in a particular
airborne group of the army, he/she is eligible for a scholarship.  There
is another scholarship for a female over 50 who is going back to school to
upgrade her skills, and another for a female who wants to go to training
to become a travel agent.  The grants and scholarships are not confined to
4-year universities.  I haven't had time to explore all of the possible
combinations; these are just a few of those that I just ran across in
trying the CDs out.

You can see that there are *many* detailed opportunities -- you just have
to be willing to sift through everything.

Betty
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