I'm a financially independent, single, 21 year old, non military student and I don't qualify for gov funding for school unless I have a baby or devote my life to an institution(marriage or military). How do you/did you pay for school?
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Spirit of the Nomad
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I used educational bank loans, private ones, and lots of them, also my school paid for a good portion and then there was the government money. But if you dont qualify for FAFSA, you can always take an educational bank loan if you have good enough credit, or a cosigner with good credit. other than that i dont know.
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Hi there. I got 2 degrees (BSEE and MSEE) at the 3rd highest ranked engineering college in the nation. The way I paid for my education was: (1) Lived at home and commuted, (2) Photocopied my books (2 pgs per 11x17 sheet), (3) Attended school part-time all year round (summers included), (4) Worked part-time as a waitress, (5) Got about $6K of loans (watch it here - kids these days will never be able to pay back a $100K loan), (6) Had no cell phone, (7) Drove the bus/train and for a period of time a $500 clunker, (8) Had no credit cards Avoid babies and marriage as those will only make it harder. Avoid the military since dying is a possibility and that won't help you.
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I worked part time during the semester, and 80 hour weeks during the breaks, took out student loans, tuition fee loans, when the loans wouldn't cover my tuition and accomodation anymore, I asked my parents to take out loans for me and I will gradually pay them back. It is expensive business... I am lucky it is so much cheaper in the EU.
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You are not officially an independent student yet unless you are married or have a child..I think this is wrong but I experienced the same thing.. I had parents that could send me to college and refused to help pay for it yet they counted their income. I took out loans, grants, and worked part time..I will be in debt with loans until I die. I also attended a community college for a year which was much cheaper and it helped but unless you want to wait until you are 23 to attend school you have to take loans and work
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Worked part-time, was lucky enough to qualify for GI bill under my father's service. Went to community college for A.A. then to state school for B.A. Lived frugally.
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There are several ways to cut corners: 1. Take core classes at community college first. 2. Apply for as many scholarships as possible through your university and through scholarship engines like fastweb. 3. Borrow your textbooks from the library if at all possible.
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Scholarships, student loans, grants, and working my arse off. :)
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I got my undergraduate degree by working 1/2 day and going to school 1/2 day, working on the weekends and during the Summers. My father paid the difference between what I could earn and what the tuition, fees and books cost. I got my Masters degree after I got back from Vietnam. The military paid for it but I was still working a fulltime job.
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If you are financially independent, why would you want to accept gov't strings? We have been teaching dependence on gov't for far too long. We are giving our freedom and independence away for crumbs!
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