Paying for College: Crossroads

College Life
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<p>And so the countdown begins… How am I going to pay for college? I currently have about half of my undergrad done through gen-ed and lower division courses. That leaves close to about 70 total hours remaining for me to take. I will be finishing community college this May (I’m basically done right now, but I can’t go anywhere until the fall)</p>

<p>Most public universities in the state cost about $600 per SCH. So… $42,000 for the rest of my undergrad? Not including living costs. I have tried working since high school to pay for college, but it isn’t amounting very well. I’ve only got $18,000 saved up. How is this even going to work? I never win scholarships. I have tried several times and I always get rejected. I currently have an overall GPA of 4.0. FAFSA is of little help since my parents make too much. Parents have also said that college is my own responsibility. </p>

<p>The more and more I think about this, the less and less I think I can finish my education because of being unable to afford it. I’ve calculated that I would have to work another 2 years full-time at my current payrate just to be able to afford any university and that isn’t something that is exactly possible since I’m paid by a state grant which has a cap that doesn’t go that high.</p>

<p>What to do?</p>

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<p>42,000 for just tuition at a public university sounds outrageous. What state do you live in? Are you sure $600 SCH is the cheapest? In my state, tuition at most publics is less than seven grand per year.</p>

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<p>Yep, tuition for my “state school” is about 7k a semester too. Google for “schoolname cost calculator”, it should find the calculator on the university website. If I remember right all universities are required to have one.</p>