Can anybody tell me some ways to pay for college? I am planning on going out of state & i was jsut trying to?

Question

get an estimate on how much i will need per month & it came out to be $1764. That includes everything like apt, transportation, tuition, books, other expenses, & so on. Which means i need to find a way to earn $1764/month... i dont want to put all this expenses on my parents coz, my older sister is also going to college this yr. & my parents will end up paying for her to and i am trying my best to take less money possible as loan. I applied for scholarship's & FAFSA(not sure if i will get it coz last yr., when my sister went to Community college she applied and she didnt get anything becoz they said my parents make above average), but the gov. has no clue how much our parents lose just cause of Taxes. so not much savings. What do i do?

Answer 1

Here are the steps you need to take to get financial aid:

1)  Fill out the FAFSA. This will determine if you are eligible for financial aid. Go here:

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

2)  Once you are eligible for aid, choose a government-based student loan. The best loan to get is a Federal Perkins Loan. These have low interest rates and the government will help you pay it back as long as you stay enrolled in school. You also don't need a cosigner or good credit for it. For more info go here:

http://www.studentfinancedomain.com/stud...

3) The next best loan to get is a Subsidized Stafford Loan. This has many of the same benefits as a Perkins Loan. Learn more here:

http://www.studentfinancedomain.com/stud...

You can also try to get a grant or scholarship, which are both free money sources that you can use to pay for school, and you don't have to pay them back. You can read about grants here:

http://www.studentfinancedomain.com/fina...

Here are sites that offer grants:

http://www.fedmoney.org/

http://www.freegovmoney.net/

http://www.grants.gov/

You can read about scholarships here:

http://www.studentfinancedomain.com/fina...



And here are some good sites that offer scholarships:

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

http://www.nextstudent.com/scholarship_s...

http://www.brokescholar.com/

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

http://www.educationplanner.com/educatio...

http://www.studentawards.com/

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

Good luck!