How can I pay for college?
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Get a job. \nNo seriously, go down to the financial aid office, and apply for an on-campus job. They're normally more than willing to work around your class schedule. And more often than not, so are the local businesses: bookstores, convenience stores; hey, swallow that pride and apply at Wal-Mart.\nTake out the student loan. Apply for scholarships and make sure your grades/achievements are good enough to get you there. Check with your HS guidance counselor, or the college FA office: they may know of some grants or scholarships that you overlooked, like those specific to your field of study, what you've done, or even the town where you live.
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You could get a pell grant to pay for college classes that you take over the internet as long as the college is legitimate.  You can easily check to see if the online college is real by searching for them online at the FAFSA website.  Go to this website and see if you can locate the school you are thinking of attending.\n\nhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0607/fslookup.htm\n\nIf you search and locate the school then everything is alright.  You should fill out a FAFSA application for free student aid from the government.  On the application they will ask you which colleges you are thinking about attending so make sure to list the online college as one of your choices.  If you search and are unable to locate the school then I would contact them for their federal school code.  If they don't have one, they are not a legitimate college and you should consider attending school elsewhere.
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Going to college was one of the best things I've ever done with my life.  Besides learning valuable skills, study habits and general advanced knowledge, having a degree shows future employers that you are able to stick with something and complete the goals you have in life.  Congratulations on your decision to go to college!  Paying for college can seem daunting, but thousands of people have done it.  It's good that you're planning for this now, rather than waiting till the summer before you start classes in the fall.  I was able to complete my education without taking out loans, and though it was really hard, it was worth it after I graduated.  \n\nYou have several options to explore right now.  Talk now to the financial aid/scholarship departments at both of the colleges you are thinking about attending.  Lots of colleges have scholarship opportunities for their students, and its sometimes surprising how easy it is to get a scholarship.  You will probably be expected to write several essays, fill out tons of paperwork and/or be expected to major in a certain degree.  The college I went to even had scholarships for some of the students based on who their ancestors were...  You never know what you'll qualify for.  Because you're looking into this now, you'll have some time to complete any prerequisites, if necessary, and get to know how the grant program works at your school. \nSecond, take (and ace!) the SAT and ACT exams.  Start now by buying some books to prepare for these tests.  A lot of colleges will give students full or partial tuition breaks based on their high scores for the SAT or ACT exams in an effort to "lure" higher achieving students to their schools.  Aside from helping you get IN to the college, a good score can get you national scholarships/recognition, even if your HS grades aren't 100% stellar.  Your diversified classes in HS now will additionally help you in this area.\nAlso, plan on having a part time job from now until you graduate from college.  Even if you're only making $200 a month right now, put most of it in savings and don't think about it.  Having a few years of work experience now will help you land a higher paying job once you start college, which can seriously help with living expenses.  If you already know what you'd like to major in, visit that department on campus and ask around for jobs with various professors.  Not only do on campus jobs tend to pay a tiny bit more, the professors are also a LOT more flexible to plan your schedule around attending classes.  If you can work three two-hour shifts per day, rather than one four-hour shift, those two hours can really add up at the end of the week.  \nAnother thing to think about is NOT having a summer job.  Sounds counter-productive...  Taking off a Fall or Winter semester will usually give you 4 months where you can work off-campus (and live cheaply at home, if necessary) full time and make some extra cash.  Tons of college students go home for the summer term and home cities capatalize on the extra, cheaper labor during these times.  When the students go back to school in the Fall, part of their labor force is lost and better paying jobs may become available again.  Also, colleges loose at least half, if not more, of their student body during the summer.  In an effort to keep you there, classes are usually cheaper from May-August, which will help keept tuition costs down.  \n\nFinally, even though your sister didn't qualify for loans, if you're comfortable with the idea of having student debt, still apply for them through the Federal Student Aid program (FAFSA).  They may only grant partial tuition, but when you're a poor college student, every little bit may help.  Not applying merely means you are 100% guaranteed to not get any money.  \n\nHope this helps!  Good luck and happy learning!
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Take out student loans and try to get a grant.  Also working while going will help (and the school will help you find something).  The financial aid department of a college will help you once you are accepted- City and state colleges are cheaper (if you are coming in from another state or country it will be a little more expensive than if you live in that state, but still cheaper than a private university).\n\nGood luck
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Go to the Financial aide department at the college you are looking to attend. They have all the information for you. Most colleges even have family housing as well since housing is high you might even want to check into that as well.
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Your first step should be to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid). If the government determines you have a financial need to help pay for college they will give you the pell grant. You should also apply for local scholarships at the college you wish to attend. Contact the college financial aid office to see what programs that have available. Also ask about work-study programs where you receive payments towards your tuition in return for working at the college.
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work and go to college
825027
One option is to take out loans.  Try to get subsidized loans first but if you use up all of that, go for private.  As far as I am concerned, it is better to take a few loans and enjoy your college experience and not have to work so much then to be totally stressed out every day of school.  Try http://www.thinkfinancial.com for a private loan.  I used them and it was fast and easy.  Good luck.  College is worth it.
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Take the SAT or ACT and score high.  Then submit your high score to colleges, and they will offer money to get you.  Meantime, go to the FAFSA website and fill out the information for financial aid, because even if you don't qualify, colleges often want you to apply anyway before they give scholarships out.  To do the FAFSA, if you are a dependent of your parents or under 21, you will need their tax information.\n\nA score of 28-30 on the ACT will get you a lot of money (top score is 36, which will probably get you full scholarships somewhere).
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There are lots of scholarships and loans to help you pay for college!  Check your high school's guidance counselor's office and your public library - they should have some books on the FAFSA (federal application for financial aid for all US colleges) as well as books of scholarships and tips.  There are scholarships and loans available for things like race, financial situation, geographic background, and going into a specific field (like women in engineering) - all you need to do is find them :-)
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Do you mean cheap Tution? Scholarships are grants of money you recieve to attend school, tution is what you pay to go to school. \n\nIf that's what you mean then there are many small community colleges you can attend for less than $3000 a year. You can usually only get an associates degree from them though.
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My parents didn't help me. first i went to a junior college and financial aid paid for some of it, i got a job at the school but mostly i borrowed money- loans. Now i go to a community college and it's about 2,200 per semester plus about 400 for books, lucky me financial aid and tap pays for it. Maybe it's too late to apply for a scholarship but not for grants, try getting your GPA up and try to get a scholarship for the next semester. Or get a job to help you out. But one thing is for sure, education is important and you can always pay you're loans back after you graduate and if you don't find a job after wards they will defer (meaning you don't have to pay it) until you get a job. So i say, go to school.
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What you get on your FAFSA *might* completely cover the summer term, go to your school's Financial Aid Office and check. If it doesn't, you will either have to get scholarships that are specifically for the summer term or can be used during it, get a bank loan, borrow from someone you know, or use your own income or your parent/gaurdian's to pay for tuition. Otherwise, don't go at all during the summer term. It's just not worth it.
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Go here: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ Fill out an application. And the government will decide, based on many facts and figures you give them how much money you will be able to afford for college. The figure will be from $0 and up. Then you talk to the financial aid counselor at the university or college you want to attend and they tie the final strings for you either giving you grants or loans.
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As the mother of a college student, been there done that! Go online and fill out a FAFSA. This will determine the amount of grants and subsidized loans your son will be eligible for. Then go to fastweb.com and check out some scholarships, have your son apply for these. (Fastweb won't share your info unless you tell them too and they don't spam you.) If you need more money to pay for college you can talk with the financial aid office at the University about scholarships that they offer, including departmental scholarships, and also about a CAL or Sallie Mae loan. I' ve listed the links below, hope they help.
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get as much financial aid as you can. financial aid is a guaranteed loan that you won't have to start paying off until you graduate and parts of it won't start to accrue interest until you're no longer in school.  the interest on them is generally much lower than normal school loans gotten directly from a bank.\n\neven if you get a full scholarship, it might even be worth it to take out as much financial aid as you can and simply invest it.  these loans are too good to turn down for the most part.\n\nthere's nothing wrong with having more than one loan out at a time. just make sure you keep track of them and pay on time when it's time to start paying them back.
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For college you can start with http://fafsa.org (Free Application For Student Assistance) That for college level.  For other levels of schooling and for additional college scholarships check at the institution you are applying for.