Loans, Work Study, and Living Expenses

BRJ-CT
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:23:01 +0000

There is a lower-tier state school near me that has a masters degree program in School Psych that I am applying to next year. It’s NASP approved and I would live home to save money if all else falls through. I can’t see spending money on an apartment, etc. if I am that close. I can’t afford to pay for much in any program, so if my grades, etc. don’t make those offers come, I will do what I can to have a workable loan when I am done by cutting costs where I can.
I spoke to someone that commuted from NYC to Ct everyday going for his masters,rather than pay the prices for apartments near him (Fordham I think) He read a lot of the train, did some homework, got discount tickets and saved quite a bit. It was a mental exercise to remind himself that he was independent, helped out at home, paid for his own things, etc. but there is that draw to do it alone. The money in the bank though was far more important in the end.