Got a need based scholarship, but. . . ????

austinmshauri
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:31:48 +0000

I have many friends who have taken on huge loans etc.

Your friends are in the same boat you are as far as loans. YOU can only borrow ~$5500/year on your own. To get more, your parents would have to apply for loans. Given their current situation, why would you even ask them to do that?