i graduated in may 2007 and i plan on attending UNLV in the fall of 08...i have been accepted and i have no idea how i am going to pay for it...the cost is around 6,000 a semester...for those of you who have experience how did you do it...what can i do to cut down my tuition to about a 1,000 a semester...i am considered an out of state so that really sucks...please help me...i also want to apply for financial aid but i think my parents make a little too much......WHAT CAN I DO TO BRING THE TUITION DOWN??
2007-12-27 17:01:46 · 6 answers · asked by andres momma<3 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Hi. I attended UNLV for 2.5 years before transferring back to MN to be closer to my family. What are you planning to major in? I ask this question because depending on your high school grades, you may even qualify for scholarships in that specific field.
Alright, just fill out the FAFSA, asap, because even if your parents make a lot of money, you still qualify for loans and who knows, you may just qualify for the federal pell grant, but you have to apply early if you're going to get it. The FAFSA is also used to determine eligibility for scholarships that are based on need and not just merit alone. Plus, you can select a work study position and if awarded it, this means you will work part time and get money for school paid to your from your job- better than loans because the money is paid to you and then you pay it immediately to the school- no interest payments! The cool thing with work study is- a lot of the jobs pay between 8-10 bucks and hour and you typically only work 10-15 hours a week.
If you opt to live on campus, you can apply for a position within the dorms such as computer lab monitor, resident office manager, office assistant, and/or fitness lab assistant- they all pay between 6-7 an hour and that can be used as spending money or to pay tuition and books.
You have options! Do not back away from school- there is always a way to pay for it!
Oh, and after one year of living in the dorms, you can apply for the resident assistant position which gives you a single room, free room and board and monthly stipend! All you need to do is attend the regular meetings, move in a week or two early at the start of the year, make informational bulletins on your floor, and maintain a 2.5 gpa and carry 12 credits per semester.
Also, if you live in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, you can get good neighbor reciprocity tuition, which is tuition that is equal to what you would pay at the states major universities. If you live in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado or Utah and certain counties in Oregon, Washington and California you might be able to get reduced tuition under the Western Exchange Program.
Contact their financial aid department with any question you might have!
2007-12-27 17:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to apply for financial aid - that is really the only answer, because no one will "cut down" the tuition. Your parents may make too much for grants and other forms of financial aid, but you should be able to get loans, if nothing else.
2007-12-27 17:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One good strategy is to tell UNLV that you'll be heading elsewhere this fall. Find an in-state school that you can afford: there's nothing all that special about UNLV, and there is absolutely no point in placing yourself into severe debt for the greater glory of an out-of-state university.
Please do not fall for the marketing done by these schools. They want out-of-state students because they make more money on them, but there's generally little to recommend them over the public universities in your own state.
2007-12-27 18:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can't bring the tuition down, you can only find ways to get the school to pay some of your tuition. so apply for lots and lots of (out-of-school) scholarships (go on collegeboard or princeton review, and they have lists of open scholarships), and, even if you probably aren't eligible, still definitely fill out the FAFSA and apply for all the financial aid possible. after all, it's not going to make things worse to try, is it?
2007-12-27 17:07:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh thats easy theres a sat or act test score that will bypass the out of state fees of course you have to have that 3.5 gpa when the fame hits the ****
2007-12-27 17:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by cal11dar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Loannnnsss!!!!!
thats the only way...
2007-12-27 17:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Hard Candy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋