I don’t have any rich parents. I have to work 15 to 20 hours a week, get student loans and I apply for every single grant and scholarship that I am remotely qualified for.

Shop smart, especially with books. Find people that are willing to exchange books with you. I took a class last semester that my friend is taking this semester and he took a class that I’m taking this semester so we exchanged books which saved both of us some money since textbooks at my college are averaging around $120 a book.

Take advantage of all the freebies you can. Like at some of the clubs I’m a member in, they have bi-weekly meetings where they serve food. Hey, that’s a free dinner. Also, they are always having school functions where they are serving free food for people that attend.

Based on income, you can get full Financial Aid (Pell, SEOG) that will pay your tuition in full….but the extra expenses will require a scholarship based on GPA or ACT score. Also ROTC pays tuition and the National Guard and Military pays Tuition Assistance which covers full tuition two semesters a year unless you are active duty it will pay all of your tuition. Also if you dont get full Financial Aid you can do work study which is working at the college and they award you enough work time to pay your tuition off. Other than that, most students parents are rich or saved for their childs college. Lastly Loans are always available.

It really depends on the school and the sort of students who attend it. I live in Seattle and there are many students at the University of Washington who work, but there are as many whose parents pay for everything. I went to graduate school in Youngstown, Ohio and while I was there I didn’t know anyone – graduate student or undergraduate – who didn’t have at least one job. Many had more than one, and that was on top of grants and other types of aid. Most aid packages (including the one I had while in grad school) include federal work study hours. While campus jobs pay badly, they have to advantage of being on campus and, in many cases, being jobs that you can study while doing.

i’m in my first 12 months, doing an entire time direction, and that i’ve got 7 touch hours each week. No jokes, 7. (why am I paying expenditures). i’ve got got here upon that for people doing classic subjects (ie English, languages, geography, historic past) 8-14 hours each week is conventional! In different words, you ought to have time to paintings. once you’re doing a vocational direction, ie drugs, coaching, physio, nursing, then you definitely’ll want much greater hours and are not susceptible to have time to paintings.

Taking advantage of their parents.

That’s how my roomates got off by sitting on their butts all the time. Just call mom and dad claiming they need something for “school” and then hit the mall with the cash they send. Of course, their parents are also paying for tuition and books on top of their child’s shopping sprees.

I stayed at home with my parents, received scholarships, and applied for federal grants.

If this still isn’t enough to cover the costs, you can take out loans.