<p>idt there are on campus scholarships, or at least i didnt hear of any when they talked about financial aid. they also said they have limited grant money for need based aid, so getting money from there seems like its mostly merit based or work study or getting loans. lots of ppl work during college. i think you can get paid more getting a job and not a work study, because i work at an upscale restaurant as a hostess and get paid 9$/hour plus they give raises every 6 months or so. these days, thats a good job to get because ive worked at other places and most places only pay minimum wage which is 7.25. you should really just think about getting a job while youre here. working during the year you could make a few thousand a year. i also know that waiters and waitresses at the restaurant make even more money with tips, so thats the best thing to do during college especially if its at a high paying restaurant (a waiter on a saturday at the restaurant i worked at made like 30$/hour on tips because it was busy). if youre only 5000 away from, a job might be worth it because you could probably make that or something around that if you work during the school year and especially during breaks. being an RA is really a lot of work, and idt you can be one your freshman year anyway. its a 24/7 job and you have to plan floor activities and be on the lookout for drunk kids at late hours and monitor your floor. your first year, i would find a good paying job and see how that goes and try and put some of the money into savings and keep some for like food or other stuff you need. then, if you think its not enough become an RA sophmore year.</p>