How did you pay for your college?

[Jeff L]

I spent 20 years in the Air Force. When I retired I worked full-time while using my GI Bill money to pay for most of my schooling. Graduated in December of 2014 and still looking for a job!

[MichaelNewtonII]

Texas state is a backup option for me as well I'll get accepted there too no doubt but if possible I'd like to go to asu, been wanting to go there since 8th grade

[FuFuLamePoo]

dude do not go out of state, especially when you live in texas where there are probably hundreds of public schools that are just as good as asu.  and let me tell you man you can have fun at ANY college.  there are wild parties at every college, just put yourself out there and make good friends and you'll have a blast no matter where you go.  i grew up wanting to go to ohio state and i probably wold have gotten accepted, but my parents eventually just sat me down and told me it wasn't in the realm of possibility unless i wanted to be strapped down with debt for about the rest of my life.  i mean i would have been up to like 80k in debt when i got out.  so i went to a public school in NC (app state) just finished my first semester and i love it and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.  i have good grades and have made great friends.  and my parents are paying for every single penny of it, i'm extremely blessed in that regard.  they've been saving up ever since i was born.  dude, i'm telling you don't go out of state.  i promise you you can have just as much fun at texas state as you would arizona state, if you go in with the right attitude.

[thefuzz]

Texas state is a backup option for me as well I'll get accepted there too no doubt but if possible I'd like to go to asu, been wanting to go there since 8th grade

 

Make it, or another in state institution your first option....at this point they should be your only option, not your backup.

[MichaelNewtonII]

I have decided to go to UTEP, can't refuse a full ride. Best news I've gotten all year I've been stressing so much about paying and everything worked out

[CelibatePimp]

I have decided to go to UTEP, can't refuse a full ride. Best news I've gotten all year I've been stressing so much about paying and everything worked out

 

No fine white girls for you. Good choice, with everything in the medical field, unless you are trying to become faculty, it really doesn't matter much where you get your training.

[MichaelNewtonII]

No fine white girls for you. Good choice, with everything in the medical field, unless you are trying to become faculty, it really doesn't matter much where you get your training.

but Latinas love me so it's cool & I think I may like Latinas more than white girls lowkey

[teeray]

Basketball. Dumb jock here.

[CelibatePimp]

but Latinas love me so it's cool & I think I may like Latinas more than white girls lowkey

 

Aye papi

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Four years ago, I was deciding on schools myself. I was stuck between Dartmouth College back home in the states, Oxford University in the UK, and Uni of New South Wales here in Sydney. UNSW is by far the worst of those schools academically, but I really loved the idea of living in Sydney and it was something that I was 99% sure nobody would be able to convince me to give up. But, I also wanted something on a relatively close scale to the Ivy League choice and Oxford.

 

I ended up finally getting convinced about just how good Uni. of North Carolina actually is academically, and I also found out they have an exchange student agreement with UNSW, so I could spend a year living in Sydney before graduating in the states and moving to Sydney with a better degree. So, now I'm here at UNC, and I decided to try to walk on as a corner at UNC, and ended up making the squad and getting a partial scholarship soon thereafter.

 

My story is relatively neat I suppose, and I really love UNC and Chapel Hill. Discovered the girl of my dreams here, met her through one of the football team's parties that only other varsity teams get invited to. Tryna convince her to move out to Sydney with me after she graduates in two years, but she wants to try to play professionally in the US.

 

But anyways, I digress (significantly). Take whichever is the most practical so that you can lead your dream life efficiently 5 years after graduation. If money is a part of that, then go somewhere cheaper for you.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Also none of that is true. I am just really stoned right now lol

[Lumps]

Become a resident first by living there for however long you have to. NEVER pay out of state EVER from your own pocket.

[Paintballr]

Not to derail the thread but this is a prime example of old generation thoughts and expectations for a current generation. My parents (born in the 1950's) preached and preached about college and how I couldn't or wouldn't find a job without a degree. What my parents didnt expect was the price of school and the lack their of savings for it. College for then in the 60's-70's was much much cheaper than it was today. The "american dream" of one head of house hold being able to afford supporting the family is gone and will never return.

I got screwed for assistance for school (parents income was to high for federal aid yet they filed for bankruptcy and were separated/divorced when I was 18) I took out a private loan and never finished school.

Im pretty happy with what I make especially for no degree though I do regret not finishing. My sister went the route your thinking kf doing and went to Virginia Tech as an out of state student. She graduates this year with architecture and interior design. She doesnt believe me but good luck paying off what she banked up the past 4 years.

[Anybodyhome]

Not much help here. either. I earned 3 undergrad degrees from my GI Bill before I retired in 1993 and none of them were of any importance over my Navy career when it came to going to work after retiring.

 

Nobody gives 2 poos about my degrees when they see my Navy career on the resume. All the intangibles that come with that career are far more valuable than a degree in history, maritime law or english.