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By effme - 01/06/2010 06:05 - United States

Today, I spent ages applying for a scholarship on-line. I found out on the very last page that I do not meet the qualifications for it. FML

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Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML

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Today, after meticulously rereading my application, merging references, budgets, academic transcripts and itineraries for an amazing scholarship, I clicked submit, only to remember that the system was on Daylight Savings time, which we don't have in my state! I missed out on $2,500 by 3 minutes. FML

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Today, I found out I can't enroll in a course I need for my degree. I don't have the right prerequisites. They weren't posted anywhere. The applications for similar courses I could've taken instead have closed last week. I lost a year and a fuckton of money because I waited for the last minute, and now I can't get in. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2021 19:59 - South Africa - Cape Town

Today, after a lot of effort put into it and finally getting a scholarship, they emailed me saying they can't afford to fund me because they were impacted by the pandemic. I'd already denied other scholarship offers because theirs was the best offer. FML

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By BlueyedKat - 27/02/2016 06:03 - United States - Huntsville

Today, I found out that the money I spent on a very specific degree was wasted, because apparently, I don't qualify for a job at the place that told me I had to have that degree. FML

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By TooPoorForPrivateUni - 09/10/2016 16:18 - United Kingdom - Mitcham

Today, I got into my dream university. I also got turned down for the scholarship and the loan that would enable me to actually go. FML

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By Day - 21/01/2022 02:01

Today, I got an email stating that my scholarship request was denied, 51 days after applying with no response. I'm now forced to drop-out from my college degree because I ran out of money, and I've been unsuccessful at finding a job for two years either, thanks to Covid. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/07/2009 22:27 - United States

Today, I was supposed to hear back from a major scholarship competition. After months of waiting, during which my parents were convinced I had won, I discovered that my entry had never been received. Apparently the woman I had confirmed with had had a long day, and lied so that she could go home. FML

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By Whoneedsgradschool - 20/04/2017 20:00

Today, my parents gave me a letter they'd forgotten about since late last year. In it was a $30,000 scholarship to a local master's program with an application due date of two weeks ago. FML

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sunnyhill 0

Tuesday 1 June 2010 12:29

read the fine print!

jadedwaitress 0

Tuesday 1 June 2010 12:51

YDI figure out all the prerequsites before you spend so long on the application

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281go 4

Tuesday 1 June 2010 20:49

dude that sucks should have checked before.... and ay there still lots of scholarships out there......

sallen0046 4

Wednesday 2 June 2010 0:37

Oh yeah, you're going to do fabulous at college. It's called "research". Learn how to do it or you're just going to waste thousands of dollars and years of your life.

Ucla_cupcake 0

Wednesday 2 June 2010 3:17

I would hate going through that. Actually, I only got one scholarship and it was from my school. Oh yeah, and I was in the top 10 at my school... top 4% in California >_> oh well

courtsidequeen 0

Thursday 3 June 2010 17:56

fyl..lol

luckymay 0

Thursday 22 July 2010 0:53

nert cdlbdm m. jboobied

anniepie17 1

Monday 1 August 2011 20:23

they should put the qualifications on the first page lol

Give_Linux_A_Go 28

Sunday 21 August 2011 1:52

well, at least you found out then, instead of applying and feeling like an idiot later :)

CallMeBloo 31

Monday 16 July 2012 18:10

What sort of qualifications? Most are pretty easy to find out about.

rachilio 26

Sunday 3 March 2013 6:12

That's the idea. You apply, and then you see if you meet requirements or not.

MrNiceGuy569 18

Friday 11 September 2015 4:42

Saying both (not a grammar nazi) because of the way you spelt online I mean you applied for a scholarship and spelt online wrong

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