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What makes going to college a financial impossibility?

• non-entity 7y ago
  It's partially my fault, I recently dug myself into a small financial hole for reasons not important, but I feel I can have that fixed up quickly. The big issue is I likely won't get hardly anything in aid because I'm under 24 and the EFC calculations by FAFSA are laughable. 2 years ago my parents were paying off two mortgages, plus another rent, however now they don't have any of that, and since they make decent money I am unlikely to get hardly anything for aid, despite living hundreds of miles from them. And after doing some rough estimations of what I would receive vs the cost of state schools, it looks like I'd have to pull out $20k-$30k in loans for every year I attend a state university. There are also minute details that make living generally a pain (i.e. can't drive) The alternative is to wait till I'm 24, but honestly the thought of graduating near to 30 is equally as depressing. I've also researched online schools, but too many seem scammy / low quality and tend not to offer a program I'm interested in
  • Gibbon1 7y ago
    What state do you live in? PS: I took a bunch of time off and then went back to finish my degree and graduated at 32. Still worth it.
  • xz0r 7y ago
    Have you looked at https://www.cc.gatech.edu/future/masters/mscs/program https://www.cc.gatech.edu/future/masters/mscs/program where you can get masters from Georgia Tech for ~ 10k USD ?
    • non-entity 7y ago
      Unfortunately I don't have an undergrad degree