Preparing for college can be incredibly stressful. Leaving behind all that is familiar and plunging headfirst into adulthood is frightening, especially when one has to worry how he or she is going to afford it. Believe it or not, most parents don’t have secret Swiss bank accounts stocked with extra money for their college bound teenagers. Most people that go to college have to work to stay there. Unfortunately, on-campus jobs usually don’t pay very much, and college is much too demanding, especially in the first year, to have off-campus work. While financial aid is available to most struggling students, student scholarships are also a way to help lighten the financial burden. And don’t worry, one needn’t be a rocket scientist to obtain a student scholarship.