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The college I really want to go to is $50,000 a year, and others like it are in the same price range. I have absolutely no money for college, though. I have no kind of college fund, and if I get a job and start saving, it's still going to be very little. Are there programs that can help people who really need money like me, or am I going to forget my dreams and settle for a community college?

Also, I don't think I can win any scholarships. They just say, "Write an essay," without giving you any idea of where to start. I can't work with that.

2006-12-13 09:31:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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There are programs like that through your FAFSA program. I'm still paying student loans, though the money I needed at the college, didn't work out after two semesters. I withdraw it, due to a failing grade. It's been five years now, going on six. Ask your guidance counselor about those programs or go to the website. Good luck!

2006-12-13 09:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0 0

You probably can get a loan for the price of the college.

Don't give up on those scholarships, though. There are many, many scholarships out there, and some of them are designed for students who can't afford tuition. You could possibly also qualify for government grants that could pay part of your tuition. Also don't forget financial aid like work-study, research assistantships, and so forth. Those are all good ways to get experience and pay for school. Talk to an advisor at the school's financial aid office. School is worthwhile, but it's so much better if you don't have to get into hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt. Many people find that the most well-respected institutions are also the most challenging and competitive when they get there. You might be happier at another school, honestly.

(I, for example, could have gotten in to a number of schools based on my standardized test scores. But I chose the four-year university that was close to my home, and it is a state-run school. It's also a research 1 university, and it provided plenty of opportunities such as honors classes and so forth. And I still got enough academic rigor; I'm enrolled in a Ph.D. program now. So don't overlook schools that might actually be a better fit for you than the big-name places.)

Alternately, you could study at another institution. You make it seem like community college is terrible, but it's really not -- they have smaller class sizes and it's a great way to get your general education requirements out of the way for less. Also, there are many perfectly good four-year institutions that cost much less than the price range you are talking about.

Good for you for wanting to get a post-secondary education!

(As for the essays, the scholarship people want to know that you will make good use of the money they will give you, and that you are a worthy candidate. So talking about your unique qualities and your specific plans will help them to trust you with their money. There are many, many examples of these kinds of essays online that you can look at.)

2006-12-13 09:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0 0

sorry, yet there is not any way your plan is going to paintings. you'll not purchase a 2 hundred,000 vehicle if this is way out of your variety, it really is an identical with college. you ought to a minimum of be lifelike. i tried going to a school my first 365 days that became rather a lot 30,000 with each of the prices, I were given some help, yet i realized there became no way i'd like to be stuck with each of the loans of yet another 3 years or more desirable, so I transferred to an in-state college. There are authorities courses in case you want money, yet they have their limits. they are no longer going to tax each human being else only to provide you a loose holiday at a 50,000 a 365 days college. And scholarships do no longer only all say "write an essay". those I see have specfic matters. and human beings are precise, going to med college does no longer propose no longer having to allure to close a thanks to write down. yet in any case, you'll ought to win an excellent type of scholarships to be able to have adequate money what you want. and what's with this, if i do not visit a school that expenditures 50,000 I even ought to pass to a community college and my objectives are continuously ruined innovations-set? That makes no experience, visit a classic 4- 365 days college like each human being else and don't be so dramatic.

2016-10-18 06:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

go online and look at other essays that have gotten scolarships to the college you want to go to Its possible you could get a scolarship if you have perfect marks, but unlikely. There is nothing wrong with another college, though

2006-12-13 09:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0 0

You want to go to Ivy League don't you? Well there are other colleges who are just as good and cost much less. You don't have to go to a community college or anything.

2006-12-13 09:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0 0

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