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Eh, plenty of people go to college with little or no money, and there's plenty of scholarship opportunities out there. My roomate and I were the only two people
by cloverich 13y ago
Eh, plenty of people go to college with little or no money, and there's plenty of scholarship opportunities out there. My roomate and I were the only two people I knew in College who weren't there 75% or > on loans. Community college while working is also an option, where good grades can also assist in getting scholarships in addition to getting you credit - I took several and personally found them higher quality than the University courses I took.
> I'm gay, so my parents wouldn't pay or help me in any way.
Thats awful - sorry to hear that.
- Crake 13y agoI did community college while working. It took 6 years to get my associate of science this way, only to find out that my state engineering college would "accept" the credits but I'd still have to enter as a freshman in their engineering department. Luckyily I have access to enough loans/savings now as an independent student to move to another state (if I'd been born here, with their $5,000/year tuition, I'd have graduated with an engineering degree by now...), but I really wish people would stop recommending community college for tech people. Some states just see it as another way to waste your time and make more money off you. If you're a transfer student, many colleges won't give you any institutional aid, either, which means you're limited to places you can afford on a $5,000 pell grant (if you can get one) and yearly stafford loan limits. I loved my cc profs, I just wish the four year colleges couldn't get away with so much snobbery/bs.