How did you or are you paying for school?

[Bob Dole]

Bob Dole went his first time on a full-ride merit scholarship (ACT cumulative score coupled with competitive testing.) Bob Dole partied his way out of that one after 2 semesters.

Bob Dole went his second time on a full-ride merit scholarship earned by wins at state-wide math relays. Bob Dole also partied himself out of that one after 2 semesters.

Bob Dole then worked his tail off at unrewarding jobs for 6 years and decided that was not what Bob Dole wanted out of life. Bob Dole enrolled in 9 hours during a summer semester at a community college and performed well enough to qualify for the Honors Program (after writing essays and sitting through awful faculty interviews). The program came with a full-ride. Bob Dole's performance, more essays and more interviews then allowed Bob Dole to obtain a full-ride merit scholarship for his BBA. Grades and GMAT scores led to similar interviews and essays for graduate school.

Bob Dole was fortunate.