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> still 5 figures a year minimum Speaking from personal experience, if you did decently well academically in high school, you can get upwards of 16K a year in
by peanut_is_yum 6y ago
> still 5 figures a year minimum
Speaking from personal experience, if you did decently well academically in high school, you can get upwards of 16K a year in grants alone (Pell Grant ~6K, State Grant ~5K, University Grant ~5K) if your situation is documented poor based on your parent's and your tax returns.
My state school (UT Austin) charges tuition of about $5.5k/semester if you take >= 12 hours of classes a semester.
Of course, I realize this advice only applies to those who are demonstrably poor and perform decently academically. But college is (better than) free if you fall in this category.
- prewett 6y agoThe problem comes with families who aren't "poor" but aren't rich enough to afford spending an extra $20k/year ($11.k for UT Austin plus $10k for living expenses) for four years, for each kid. If you have three kids it's like buying an extra house, which isn't that affordable for most families.