Scholarship/financial aid for Parsons

drae27
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:12:12 +0000

Dear Valerie,
Time and again we see this question from students. I am sorry to say that it will be near to impossible for you to come up with that much extra money for you to be able to attend Parsons. Even if you could find someone else besides your parents to co-sign a loan you should NOT take more debt beyond the Stafford loans. The maximum amount of the Stafford loans (about 25k in total) is more than enough debt for a young person to take on after graduation…that is why there is a LIMIT to it.
I do hope you have some other options that are more affordable at this point. That, or keep talking to your parents or some other relatives and see if they are willing to take on the difference in the cost.