how can i get $8,000 to pay for school?
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Are you referring about college/university expenses?\nIf so, try these websites:\n\nwww.fafsa.ed.gov (to qualify for government assisted financial aid)\nwww.fastweb.com\nhttp://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/lsa/index.html\nwww.studentloanfunding.com\n\nAlso, once you have been accepted at your college or university, check into the Financial Aid Departments at each of these places. There may be financial aid or scholarships available.\n\nAlso, ask about a job with College-Work Study (your FAFSA results will tell you that).\n\nIf you are old enough, consider getting a part-time job- even if it is only for 20 hours a week. Start saving your money. Every little bit helps. \n\nGood luck.
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Try and get a full scholarship!! my parents always have told me that I'm going to have to go to school where the $$$$ is.
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Talk to the financial aid office of the school you will be attending.  You should also fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Here's their website: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/\n\nDon't go to another website that claims to be a FAFSA site.  There are a lot of sites that are just trying to scam your personal information.
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Enroll in school and take out a student loan for living expenses.  You'll get your money in like 6 to 8 weeks and an education.  You can take one out each semester and you'll qualify for financial aid to cover your school expenses.  summer semesters are starting.
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Fill out a FAFSA (fafsa.gov) and supply the school code. You may qualify for grants. Now is the time to do it for the next school year. (as soon as you get your taxes done)
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I would try to avoid loans but see if you can work out an agreement to pay a small amount every pay check you get then go visit the finacial aid office to see if you can get any help there (ask about scholarships too). Then go to fastweb.com fill out a profile and start applying to as many scholarships as you can. If you have too, ask for a personal loan from family or friends and make sure to pay them back at least they won't charge you intrest. Try to work something out where you can pay a little at a time like $30 every pay check. And if you don't work get a job! The school should be able to help you get one just ask.
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Fill out the FAFSA online! They use tax return information from the previous year, and if you were a single mother, you should qualify for at least a Pell Grant, if you weren't making much money. On the FAFSA, you can choose if you're interested in just grants, loans, or both. The FAFSA is free. The worst they can say is "no." \n\nAlso, many employers nowadays offer tuition reimbursement. It may not be publicized, but should always be asked. If you have a college or university near you, many times they will pay your full tuition or at least part if you work for them.\n\nAnd lastly, check websites of the universities/colleges you're interested in. Many times you can find links to scholarship applications. There are many scholarships out there for non-traditional students. Also try the website: www.fastweb.org. There are many links to national scholarships.
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Depending on what you want to teach, there are some loan forgiveness programs and tuition reimbursement programs if you are going into a "critical shortage" area to teach.  Check with the website of your state, the Department of Education for more info on what is available in your state. Also try:\n\nThere are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.\n\nDo a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.\n\nGo to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
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you may try talking to your high school guidance counselor, i know that when i was in school the school would pay for part of your tuition as long as you maintained good grades and didn't miss a lot of school. it is worth a try the worst thing they can tell you is no.
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It is possible (common, in fact) for students to receive Financial Aid (grants, loans, scholarships) that covers *not only* their tuition but *also* numerous other educational expenses including off-campus housing.  Essentially, your school's Financial Aid Office must establish a "Cost of Attendance" (a.k.a "COA" or "budget") for each and every applicant.  This COA will determine the maximum amount of financial aid that you can receive.  Any COA will at least include tuition + fees -- but most schools also include some additional expenses.  Regulations allow a school to include the following items:\n\n-- tuition & fees\n-- room & board (whether it be on- or off-campus)\n-- a "reasonable amount" for books, supplies (in some cases, a computer), transportation, miscellaneous expenses\n-- dependent care\n-- study abroad expenses\n-- loan fees\n-- employment expenses for co-op study\n\nCOA items are added/removed at the school's discretion, and not all schools will include all of these items. Some schools will allow you to request the addition of any of the above items that apply to you (i.e. if you need a computer, you can ask them to add it and they will do so [or not] at their discretion).\n\nIf you think this might enable you to attend school full-time, begin applying to schools and for financial aid (ideally, simultaneously). Your first step should always be the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  For the fastest processing time, file it online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (use only the official site from the Dept. of Ed).  Beware of other FAFSA sites; they tend to be scam companies that charge you to file an application that would otherwise be free). If you truly do need assistance with the form, free help is available at your schools, local high schools, libraries, and online (http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2006_2007/index.html ).\n\nYour school will use your FAFSA results to determine your eligibility for federal aid, state aid and, often, instutitional aid. Among the types of aid that you will be considered for:\n\n* Federal Pell Grant (for the neediest applicants)\n* Federal Stafford Loan \n* Federal SEO Grant (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* Federal Perkins Loan (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* Federal College Work-Study Program (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* State grants/loans (usually for needy students who attend a school in the state in which they reside)\n* Institutional grants/loans (a wide variety of aid awarded based on a wide variety of criteria, including need, merit, scholastic acheivement, community service, etc.).  Check with your schools to see what programs they offer to their applicants.\n* Private scholarship aid: this can come from any number of sources.  For some ideas, try your local library, church, organization/associations near you, your former high school, your future schools' Fin Aid offices, or the internet:\n\nhttp://www.fastweb.com\nhttp://www.srnexpress.com\nhttp://www.scholarships.com\nhttp://www.scholarships101.com\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp\nhttp://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom\nhttp://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp\n\nNow, generally, grant aid isn't enough to cover all of your tuition costs AND housing/fees/books/food.  As such, you may need to resign yourself to borrowing student loans.   This isn't a horrible option -- in fact, about 2/3 of college students borrow loans to fund some or all of their education.  The average undergraduate leaves school with about $19K in debt.  While they probably aren't happy about it, they manage: in fact, the most recent national default rate was reported as 4.5%, which i
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Stay away from loans if you can.  Check out other options like...\n\nThere are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.\n\nDo a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.\n\nGo to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
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You can apply for stafford loans or private loans within your school.. go to the Financial Aid office and they should be able to help you out.
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Fill out the Fasha online.  That will tell you how much government money is available to you.   Then go to your high school guidance counselor and ask for more suggestions.
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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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Go to the school; they will help you with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This will include the Pell Grant, Federal loans, work study, etc. Make sure you get this done by the deadlines posted at the school, because the state grants have different deadlines and they are applied for automatically when you apply for the other.\n\nIf you, as a single mother, have earned less then $30,000 last year, you will qualify for a full Federal Pell Grant.
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Even as an international student, you should still qualify for some type of grant program. I would call your school's financial aid department and ask them what kind of programs you could qualify for to help pay for school.
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check out http://www.fafsa.ed.gov\n\nThere are grants and scholarships you can get as well, which do not require that you pay them back.  Many of the grants and scholarships require that a completed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application be completed and submitted with the grant or scholarship application.