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>I went to college mostly as a means to get some distance from my horrible family, and I advise anyone coming from a rough family to go to college just so you d
by Dracophoenix 5y ago
>I went to college mostly as a means to get some distance from my horrible family, and I advise anyone coming from a rough family to go to college just so you don't need to do with your family as much. You don't need to go to a good one, even with a GED. You can always go down to community college a few cities over.
That can more than be enough.
What major did you choose?
How did you manage to find an apartment and the means to pay for independently one at 18?
- 999900000999 5y agoBack in a distant time, even in LA you could find an apartment for 600$. Add in loans and it wasn't really hard. This is why I'm actually a defender of student loans, used correctly their the best thing ever. At 18 you can do dozens of life destroying stupid things. You can have a kid you can't afford, drive drunk , etc. Taking out a loan for school isn't going to hurt even if it doesn't work out
- Dracophoenix 5y agoLoans don't help with credit checks, background checks, and the now-common reluctance to renting apartments out to undergrads. I don't know how little paperwork and difficulty existed during the hallowed '90s, but I doubt those circumstances could be replicated for an 18 year old wanting to escape his family today without going homeless. Let's not forget that government-backed loans will require information regarding parental income and assets unless you file as "Independent", a status with its own restrictions on well may apply.
- 999900000999 5y agoI'm not that old, you could get an apartment in LA for $600 just 10 years ago. I was also working full time too, a good chunk of the time anyway, so that helped. You could seriously figure it out 10 years ago