Whether you choose a path in the humanities or accounting, there are scholarships to pay for it.
There are many ways English majors can put their degree to work – and many scholarships to help pay for it, too.
History, English and accounting are three classic college majors . Accounting is often seen as a parent-friendly, safe choice. While parents and pundits may consider history and English less practical given the high cost of college and the market for them being smaller than that of say, computer science, there is always a huge interest in these two pursuits.
Some who study these two subjects may go on to teach, and some will end up doing something professionally that does not, on its surface, appear to have much to do with either subject. Ultimately, you should pursue an education and a career in something you enjoy learning about and doing – and keep in mind that there are scholarships to support students in each of these three majors.
• History: Many history majors I've known didn't seem to care about what was going to happen when they graduated from college. They were mostly concerned with getting a bachelor's and, for some, a graduate degree, studying something they loved and confident they would find work upon graduating. Some would even pursue a doctorate in the field.
The Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington offers a scholarship to Washington state residents who are descendants of a person who resided in several states in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-19th century, with preference given to those majoring in history, education or English. The award is $1,500 and the deadline to apply is April 1. Applicants must be at least a college junior or above at a Washington state institution to qualify.
• English: It may be difficult to land that tenure-track professorship in English down the road or to even foresee what you will do with an English degree. Like a history degree, it is a classic and somewhat maligned major, due to how difficult it has become to directly align it with a career – other than a few fairly obvious ones, including teaching.
But if English is your passion and you want to pursue a degree in that field, there are many different ways you can use what you learn and apply it in daily life and your career.Scholarships for English majors certainly can help make it more affordable, too.
Missouri Valley College offers two four-year scholarships for incoming English majors: the Virginia Zank Scholarship and the Loren Gruber Scholarship. Applicants must have a composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or SAT critical reading and math score of 976 or higher, and a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. An essay must be submitted for each scholarship.
The deadline for both scholarships, each worth $10,000, is March 31. If you are not planning on attending Missouri Valley College, don’t worry; there are plenty of other English scholarships at schools all over the country.
• Accounting: There have been accountants for centuries, and if you are predisposed to graph paper and 10-page balance sheets, more power to you. A good accountant can earn a prosperous living, and the pursuit may lead to business administration or finance. But it still wouldn't hurt to get a little financial help on the front end with an accounting scholarship.
Accounting majors who plan to pursue a CPA license and who have completed at least 30 semester hours of college course work – six of those in accounting – by the end of the spring semester will qualify for the AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship Award. Applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and must be enrolled full time. The deadline to apply is April 1 for this $10,000 scholarship.
Source:/usnews.com/education/
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