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Anyone got tips on paying for this shit?
Pulling out loans would put me in debt for the rest of my life.

School tuition: $40k a year.
What do I do?

1) Be good at sports.
2) Get an athletic scholarship.
3) ??
4) Profit

Counselors at the colleges can help you locate scholarships and grants.

Local business's and clubs/lodges sometimes have programs to support their members/family's.

Ask major business's like Walmart, K-Mart, Fry's, Safeway, etc - gather information on scholarship/grant programs.

If you don't know what a grant is. It is money that is awarded to you that you do not have to pay back. Normally to acquire one requires well written essays - usually the essay is "Why should you receive a scholarship/grant." But everyplace has its own requirements like community service, membership, or just knowing the right people.

As I said before, just go around to local business's, social clubs/bars, colleges, even your old high school. Get info on who you should talk to about scholarships/grants and then go find the right people who can actually help you.

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When I graduated, I received just over 10,000 in scholarships/grants just because I applied for a lot of low requirement grants and received a scholarship from my high school after meeting with my teachers, councilors, etc.

well if u live in the US you need to file with fafsa asap if you have any hopes of getting federal/state aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
if ur not in the US im sure you're country has something similar u gotta file with so you should figure that out cuz i dunno.

What school are you going to for $40k a year?

All my tuition is in loans, $20k in debt ftw!

Move to Europe, college is free there.
(or to Israel, we pay about 1/4 of what you pay)

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 24, 2013, 04:26:46 PM
What school are you going to for $40k a year?

All my tuition is in loans, $20k in debt ftw!

Boston University.
And I think it's 50k-60k. Not 40k. Lol.

Quote from: Kurseddragon on March 25, 2013, 04:57:25 AM

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 24, 2013, 04:26:46 PM
What school are you going to for $40k a year?

All my tuition is in loans, $20k in debt ftw!

Boston University.
And I think it's 50k-60k. Not 40k. Lol.

That's insane, are you out of state? Because that would explain it.

Nick, 40k is low for some schools.

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 25, 2013, 05:30:39 PM

Quote from: Kurseddragon on March 25, 2013, 04:57:25 AM

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 24, 2013, 04:26:46 PM
What school are you going to for $40k a year?

All my tuition is in loans, $20k in debt ftw!

Boston University.
And I think it's 50k-60k. Not 40k. Lol.

That's insane, are you out of state? Because that would explain it.

50 or 60k? I'm hoping that's like board books and all lol I would kill over if I had to pay that much


And I've heard work studies are usually good ways to get money, and if you haven't filled your FASFA yet I'd do it soon

Quote from: proush600563 on March 25, 2013, 06:23:04 PM

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 25, 2013, 05:30:39 PM

Quote from: Kurseddragon on March 25, 2013, 04:57:25 AM

Quote from: Nick3306 on March 24, 2013, 04:26:46 PM
What school are you going to for $40k a year?

All my tuition is in loans, $20k in debt ftw!

Boston University.
And I think it's 50k-60k. Not 40k. Lol.

That's insane, are you out of state? Because that would explain it.

50 or 60k? I'm hoping that's like board books and all lol I would kill over if I had to pay that much


And I've heard work studies are usually good ways to get money, and if you haven't filled your FASFA yet I'd do it soon

Or you can always swim to Europe.

If I were to go to Boston University, I would pay 56k a year in-state tuition.

In-state and out-of-state are the same for Boston.

It's known for being an expensive school, but honestly, I don't have much choice.
Denied to all my other good colleges and accepted to a bunch of free apps I did for fun.

Awaiting: (Idk why it's taking so long)
CSU Fullerton

Denials:
UC Santa Cruz
UC San Diego
San Diego State University
CSU Long Beach

Accepted:
University of Oregon
University of Tampa
Drexel
Duquesne University
Northern Arizona University
The King's College: New York
And idk how, but
Boston University (I literally didn't reach any of the requirements, and they still accepted me)

And I did fill out FAFSA.
Turns out Boston requires CSS Profile too, but no one told me it existed and was due by February 15th.
Hopefully I can file it next semester and from then on to get a further discount.

Do you need to go to a university at this time?

Perhaps go to a community college for now complete courses you require for universities or simply for your future career(s), get your GPA up, etc.

While universities are very beneficial, community colleges meet a ton of needs for those who want to make ends meet or even securing their financial future's.

Mind the fact that eventually you'll need to attend a university for your career, but it's not an immediate requirement for any job, provided you've taken the necessary courses.

School for me is about 30-35k depending on if I decide to take Nissan courses #TechSchoolprobs. But Tiggy is right, settling something with fafsa is a good way to go. Thats what I did and you dont really have to worry about paying til 6 months after graduation, or 6 months after withdrawing. Ofcourse paying/saving up while attending is a good thing. One of my friends is waiting on CSU Fullerton aswell.