Can I go to college even though im poor?

honeybee63
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:13:26 +0000

@25stormy, unfortunately the colleges that pay for low income students to attend are also the hardest to be admitted to. Your income qualifies for lots of needs based aid but your GPA and scores aren’t in that category. Honestly, you would need an ACT over 30 or SAT of 2100 at least to begin to be competitive for the colleges your friends are talking about.
But your California schools are some of the best in the country (OK the best ), and there are probably ways that you can work your way up in the system, but you’ll probably need to start by enrolling in a CC and getting very good grades in college. @ucbalumnus and others can help you figure out ways to make local/CA colleges work for you. Getting a job as soon as possible will help, and having reliable P/T employment during the school year and F/T during the summer is important. Sticking with a job during college will mean income increases over time and be great on your resume after you earn your 4 year degree.