College isn't going to cost me a dime-and I go to an alternative school-so I'm not in the top 10%-i failed the 9th grade-I became a mom in my 2nd 9th grade year (10th grade). If you dig around Pat-you can find something-a lot of scholarships are essays-maybe you can find one that you can debate Tony or Tupac as the american dream wink . What grade are you in 11th/12th? talk to your high school counselor-fill out something for a pell grant-hell do some research on the computer-but like i said-most scholarship apps are essays-im sure yu can find one that appeals to you. (I did one on Michael Corleone).