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If you were accepted into multiple Ivies with full financial aid you were definitely eligible for work study and student loans. Personally, I would recommend a

by sushid 7y ago

If you were accepted into multiple Ivies with full financial aid you were definitely eligible for work study and student loans. Personally, I would recommend anyone in that situation to opt for the Ivy as it really does open doors later in life.

kelnos 7y ago
> ... and student loans With so many students exiting college with crippling debt, I'm not sure this is still a sustainable way of paying your way. Work study can certainly help, but the pay of even a fairly skilled job will fall far, far short of the cost of tuition, room and board, textbooks, etc.
- lonelappde 7y ago
  This thread is about paying for books and clothes when tuition and room and board are covered by grants.
cosmie 7y ago
> Personally, I would recommend anyone in that situation to opt for the Ivy as it really does open doors later in life. For anyone that comes across this post: I fully agree. I was fortunate in the particular intersection of my skills being comparatively rare, and having a professor that took a personal liking to me and acted as a mentor (while opening a few doors on my behalf through his connections). While I've been successful myself, it's been through connections I've made post-school (other than the bootstrapping from that one professor). I can't imagine the possibilities that would have come with seeding that entire process throughout school. > If you were accepted into multiple Ivies with full financial aid you were definitely eligible for work study and student loans. You're not wrong, but that was non-obvious at the time. The student loans were a particularly sticking point, as the cost of attendance letter provided by the schools had optimistic line items for personal expenses (which include books and supplies), creating an artificially low limit on the ability to take out loans. And I wasn't familiar enough with the college experience, nor had access to anyone that was, to understand the potential for work study. Better onboarding collateral geared towards first generation college students would have easily clarified things and provided confidence around this, rather than leaving a gaping unknown on how I was going to make ends meet.

by sushid 7y ago

kelnos 7y ago

> ... and student loans With so many students exiting college with crippling debt, I'm not sure this is still a sustainable way of paying your way. Work study can certainly help, but the pay of even a fairly skilled job will fall far, far short of the cost of tuition, room and board, textbooks, etc.

lonelappde 7y ago
This thread is about paying for books and clothes when tuition and room and board are covered by grants.

cosmie 7y ago

> Personally, I would recommend anyone in that situation to opt for the Ivy as it really does open doors later in life. For anyone that comes across this post: I fully agree. I was fortunate in the particular intersection of my skills being comparatively rare, and having a professor that took a personal liking to me and acted as a mentor (while opening a few doors on my behalf through his connections). While I've been successful myself, it's been through connections I've made post-school (other than the bootstrapping from that one professor). I can't imagine the possibilities that would have come with seeding that entire process throughout school. > If you were accepted into multiple Ivies with full financial aid you were definitely eligible for work study and student loans. You're not wrong, but that was non-obvious at the time. The student loans were a particularly sticking point, as the cost of attendance letter provided by the schools had optimistic line items for personal expenses (which include books and supplies), creating an artificially low limit on the ability to take out loans. And I wasn't familiar enough with the college experience, nor had access to anyone that was, to understand the potential for work study. Better onboarding collateral geared towards first generation college students would have easily clarified things and provided confidence around this, rather than leaving a gaping unknown on how I was going to make ends meet.