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Post by Cy Otauna on Jul 13, 2006 18:08:25 GMT -5
I ma having so much stress over looking for a college, among other things. Financing is so challenging...any good tips for getting money? My parents have finally drummed into me that being able to afford some school could be more important a decision maker than whether that school is amazingly awesome or not...probably purely by repitition. I guess i Just need somebody to tell me this isn't going to be the death of me. I'm a junior now at the middle of the summer. How is this going for anyone else?
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Post by jackerwen on Jul 18, 2006 22:09:16 GMT -5
If you are in the US I suggest going to a community college to get your AA, because contrary to popular belief, it does not matter where you get your AA. At a CC the credits are a lot cheaper, and you can get grants and stuff.
I suggest filling out a FAFSA (ask your conselors at your HS or go to a local CC and ask them, they will have the URL or paperwork). It's basically a government grant that students can apply for, and the government sends the school the money to pay for your credits. If you get enough money they will give you a check and you can buy books, etc. I haven't had to pay for college yet and I'm a sophmore, with one semester left to go.
Anyway, that's just my take on it. I'd go to a small school to start out with, and once you have at least your AA, then worry about going to a larger school.
XD
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Jul 20, 2006 7:31:21 GMT -5
I'd like to help, I'm going to uni myself in October, but England has a different uni system to America, so... In England, you can apply for student loans which you don't have to pay back till your salary is higher than a certain amount, do you know if that's available in the US?
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Post by jackerwen on Jul 20, 2006 7:39:39 GMT -5
No, unfortunately. Here, you just don't have to pay them back while you're in college. I think. I don't know because I don't have student loans.... yet.
Like I said, try applying for FAFSA and seeing how that goes.
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