There are also a lot of grants out there to help you out. This means free money that you do not have to pay back. There is a lot of scholarships out there as well, which is more free money. If you need to take out loans for school, government loans do not require credit checks.

If you are not ready to go start to a university, you can try a community college. It is less expensive and will give you an opportunity to save some money will going to school.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/index.html

http://www.xap.com/

http://www.collegezone.com/studentzone/406_563.htm

Then you need to apply for scholarships. Scholarships are free sources of money that help you pay for college, and the best thing about them is that you don’t have to pay them back! You can read about them here:

http://www.studentfinancedomain.com/financial_aid/college_scholarship.aspx

Here are some good sites that offer scholarships to orphans:

http://www.orphan.org/index.php?id=30

http://www.americanorphanassociation.org/

http://www.theorphansociety.org/osascholarships.asp

http://www.foresters.biz/membership/na_life.asp

Here are sites that offer scholarships to all students:

FedMoney.org Home

http://www.findtuition.com/scholarships/

http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

http://www.freegovmoney.net/

http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/paying_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=Grants_and_Scholarships

http://www.studentawards.com/

http://www.college-scholarships.com/

Good luck!