usc expects me to pay $45k+!!!?

Question

i got into the marshall school of business at usc so i was absolutely thrilled--until i found out that my tax forms and fafsa information threw my financial status over the "need help kids" number. i have been offered no work-study positions, so i will have to find my own outside job. thus, i am expected to pay more than $45,000 out of my own pocket. do you have any suggestions (besides taking on loans and applying for private scholarships)? thanks!

Answer 1

Sure -
Suck it up and pay. Get the loans. 3.3% interest if you consolidate. Do you realize that for the $45k investment - you'll likely end up with a job that pays $100k or more per year?
Don't nickle and dime your education. It's an investment in your future that will pay you back 100 times what you put into it.

Answer 2

Lets break this down in the way of your facts.

1. You do not qualify for student aid.
2. You do not want to get a student loan.
3. Private scholarships are out.
4. You want to know how to get a free education.

Let me welcome you to reality. Education like everything else in life has a price.

However, some things are cheap and require little in the way of effort or money to acquire. Your life for instance. You received life and were born through the effort of your parents with no cost to you.

As a child you enjoyed toys, shelter, clothes,etc through the work of your parents. All that was required of you was to get up in the morning, go to school, play, watch television and go to bed.

Now as an adult you are required to make your own way and pay for every single thing you want.

It is a cruel reality but you will adjust if you accept that the world does not owe you a free ride.

My suggestion is for you to get a job and apply yourself to your goal of earning a college degree.

Answer 3

Stick and stay and make it PAY!

Make sure you use that degree after you're finished with your course.

Do what every American does and get a loan to help you out.