<p>Chris, </p>
<p>In the end, I think that it is all going to work out as you have already gotten over the biggest hurdle- being admitted. You are working now, continue to save that money, If people ask you waht you want, or need for graduation, birthdays, etc, money works. The upside about getting to Hanover, is that you really don’t have to spend a lot of money once you get there. </p>
<p>You can look at the student employment link to see the types of work study jobs that are available</p>
<p><a href=“Student Employment”>Student Employment; click jobnet.</p>
<p>From what my daughter tells me everyone is kind of laid back so there is no pressure to keep up with the Joneses.</p>
<p>I know we were exactly in this situation last year wondering whether Dartmouth was going to be an affordable option because we (single parent me) are by no stretch of the imagination rich. I was excited for her and paniced at the same time. However, Dartmouth ended up being an affordable option for us as our EFC was less than what the FAFSA EFC gave us. All in all the financial aid office is open and receptive to financial reviews.</p>
<p>Is my daughter going to have loans at the end of this, yes. Like you I am concerned about the debt following undergrad and right now the possibility of med school. Right now she works (at the medical school) as does many of her friends. Her roomate does research through WISP (women in science program). She will work over the summer, save her money. </p>
<p>You are going to have opportunities of paid internships over the summer or your leave term if that is what you want. If you want to do research there are some stipends available. Depending on the research opportunity you take the school will even waive your student contribution when you come back as a returning student.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.dartmouth.edu/~frstyear/work/fysr.html[/url]”>http://www.dartmouth.edu/~frstyear/work/fysr.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“Home | Faculty of Arts and Sciences”>Home | Faculty of Arts and Sciences;
<p><a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/other/nanomaterials/reu.shtml[/url]”>http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/other/nanomaterials/reu.shtml</a></p>
<p>As I stated before, do your research on all of your options and in the end you will end up where you need to be.</p>