I'm 21 and want to go to college but...?
I am completely broke,like not even $200 to my name. Let me just break down a few things first,some info to let you guys in on. I graduated in 2010 and I wasn't the greatest of students but I graduated with 32 credits when all I needed was 28,But i did horribly on my SAT's,i got a 1250 out of 2400 :/ I took it my junior year. i really wish I would have thought about college more but my high school days were so horrible,I just wanted to be done with school. Now i am regretting my choices and wish i would have gotten some grants or scholarships or something. So, now I am 21 and my parents will not/cannot pay for my education. They basically gave everything to my older brother so I'm screwed there. I just want to know what kind of scholarships or grants are out there for people like me. I can't even get financial aid because my parents make too much. I have thought about loans but I don't wanna be in debt all of my life for school. But i do want to go to school for culinary arts as my major. Cooking/baking is my passion and I would love to learn more about the basics of cooking because I want to become Head Chef in my own restaurant one day. I am really looking to go to school out of state as well,most likely Miami,FL or California; I'm from Charlotte,NC. I am just stuck in my life right now and just want to start my career as soon as possible. But just some info on how to get some financial aid or scholarships/grants in my situation. Thank You
Need advice. My mom wants me to stay at home for college but i want to go out of state and go to college.?
Here's a piece of reality for you: The out-of-state tuition at almost all public schools is double, or even 2 1/2 times, what an in-state-student pays. Public schools are notorious for giving institutional scholarships to ONLY in-state students. You won't get a state grant because you're not a Florida resident. You need to have in FL for one year or more first. In order to get scholarships on your own, you'd have to go to scholarship websites like www.fastweb.com. You're going to pay a lot for a public university. For example, University of Florida's in-state tuition and fees: $3,790 Out-of-state tuition and fees: $20,640 Room and board: $7,150 $1,530 $8,330 Books and supplies: $940 $940 $940 Estimated personal expenses: $3,220 $3,220 $3,220 Transportation expense: $520 $520 $520 $30,000/year x 4 = $120,000. Note: Your debt would be less if you're eligible for Pell Grant and the other grants. Pell grants give out at the max, I think, $4,700 a year depending the students expecet family contribution. Out-of-state tuition is 6 times more than in-state tuition. Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, and the others are great schools also.
Convince parents to let me go out of state for college?
Pretty much this. I'm applying for colleges at the moment, but I'd like to have the option of going out of state. My parents are dead set against this. The problem is actually kind of two-fold. I live in California by the way. One: I was bullied a lot in middle school, so I ended up staying at a really small private school to recover from it for most of my high school years. (K-12, only about 300 students total) They don't want me applying to an art school. They want me to go to a large university so I can broaden my horizons and stuff like that since I couldn't do it in high school. I agree with the large university bit for the most part. Two: They don't want me to go out of state because they're worried they can't get to me if/when I need help. Being the delicate flower I am, I'll be calling them a lot and begging them to come to my rescue so my school will have to be at a driving distance. So I tell them that I won't call them so they won't need to fly across the country to get to me. And they're not happy with that either. Can't win either way, I'm telling you :V I'm applying to UCLA and USC, with CSU Long Beach, CSU San Jose, and CSU Fullerton as "safe schools". I'm also applying to Parsons School of Design in New York and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. If I don't get accepted by those out of state colleges, then I guess this won't even be an issue lol. My overall GPA is about a 4.3, unweighted is 3.9 and my SAT score is 2010 with a superscore of 2060. I want to go out of state because I want to go someplace different from California. New experiences, broadening my horizons and all that. And I want to get away from my parents. What I figure is, if I don't get into USC or UCLA, I might as well go out of state because the universities in California are a mess. Classes are getting cut, teachers are laid off, larger class sizes, and it's getting really hard to graduate in just 4 years. Cost isn't really the issue here, since if I get accepted to an out of state college, it'll be a private college. Although it'll become one if they aren't willing to pay for me to go out of state. Any advice is appreciated. If you agree with my parents, tell me why so I can try to see things from their perspective.
Where are you going to college?
I was accepted Early Action to Stanford, and I also got into the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art at Oxford, but I haven't decided yet which one I will attend. Stanford had always been my dream, but I have family in the UK and it would be incredibly awesome to be closer to them. I have until early May to decide. Both of the universities allow you to defer admission, so either way I will not be starting in the fall. I won a fellowship for a gap year in between high school and college to study, travel and volunteer, and I will be dividing the time in three countries on the Equator: Ecuador, Kenya and Sumatra, Indonesia. I will start university the fall of 2010. Congratulations on your multiple acceptances! That's awesome! Did you apply Early Action / Early Decision for all of them? I considered applying to Princeton and Penn, and I thought they weren't sending out notifications for Regular Decision until next Tuesday. Best of luck to you! The UVA has a breathtakingly beautiful campus and is an amazing school. ~ Pax / Peace : )
College Questions - Getting into Ohio State University.?
Did you apply for Fall 2010 admission? If so, and you have not heard back by now you can pretty much guarantee you were not accepted. May 1st was the deadline for students to confirm they were going to be attending OSU in the Fall (meaning acceptance letters have all been sent out prior to that date). Also, only 30% of the students accepted to OSU this year were able to start at the main Columbus campus, all the others have to spend a year at the satellite campuses (such as Mansfield). OSU is also the best public in the state (and one of the best in the country, better than most privates). The average student (meaning not the best but not the worst) has a 3.5 GPA and at least a 27 on the ACT and most have taken AP or honors courses. With a 3.0 you were probably never in the running to get accepted to OSU sorry to say. Go to another college for a year and then try to transfer to OSU. In my own opinion, however, i never think it is worth going to an out-of-state public school. You have to pay three times as much for an education that is on par w the best public in your own state. OSU also does not give out much financial aid to anyone, much less out-of-state students.
I want to go to college but can’t afford it and don’t want to have huge student loans to pay off. What should I do?
The first thing that you should do is complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Here is a link https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/. Do NOT use another service to complete the application for you. This will not cost you anything. This application should tell you about grants and loans. Take all the grants that you can get. I could be wrong on this but depending on your age, your parents income will not be taken into consideration.Next you need to make a decision. Are you going to pay cash or take out loans? I do NOT EVER recommend taking out loans for any reason at all. Once you make this decision, you may move onto the next steps.College choice. This choice will determine how much you will pay for school. I suggest going to a community college for the first 2 years to get your “core” classes out of the way. These places are not only cheaper, but more flexible for scheduling classes. Some states community college is FREE! I also recommend that you attend an in-state public school after moving on from community college.“Josh this is all good information, but how do I pay for it?”Grants from FAFSAScholarships. Check out Scholly – Scholarship Search Tool and College Scholarship Finder App. Yes it does have a monthly fee, but you will get more in return through scholarship awards. (I am not paid to recommend myscholly)Work-study programs with the school. I went to school with girl whose tuition was paid just by working in one of the campus restaurants. Also if you’re living on campus, apply to be a RA (resident advisor). You will often get discounted dorm costs or even FREE! I love free things.Work your freaking butt off to pay for it in cash each semester. You don’t have to pay it all at once. You only have to pay for each semester as you go.Indentured servant. Try going to businesses your chosen field of study and ask if they offer any programs to where you can work for them and they give you a scholarship. I have heard of people doing this. I don’t personally know anyone who has been successful with it but I also live in a very rural community.Military. The military has paid for many to go to college. This does come at a price though. You have to agree to serve for a set amount of time before they will pay or you must pay them back.I may have forgotten some but I didn't want to make you read a book. Let me know if you have any other questions or if I missed something.Remember that debt is dumb and cash is king!
If I attend an out of state college, can I get my permit and license there, then change it to my permanent state?
You are expected to obtain your permit and license in your state of residence. Residence is essentially a matter of intent: Wherever you consider your true, fixed, and permanent home.Certain acts serve as a manifestation of your intent. Where are you registered to vote? Are you paying resident tuition at school? Do you own property and claim a homeowner’s exemption in either state? These acts create a rebuttable presumption of residence in the appropriate state.Let’s imagine twins: Alice and Beth. They grew up in Pennsylvania but are now attending a public college or university in California. For the sake of this example, let’s say they are both putting themselves through school without financial support from their parents.Alice registers to vote in Pennsylvania. One summer while temporarily back home in Pennsylvania, she gains a driving permit. Later, she gets a Pennsylvania license. Alice pays four years of full tuition in California because she is considered a nonresident there. After school, Alice returns home to Pennsylvania, lands a job, and exults in the masterfully planned convenience of already having the appropriate license.Beth immediately registers to vote in California and soon gets a California driver’s license. After two years, Beth cites these facts when requesting to pay resident tuition at school. The school accedes and as a result, she saves about $40,000 over her final two years at school. After school, Beth has no idea where she will end up. It turns out she gets a job back in Pennsylvania. She moves there and obtains a Pennsylvania license. The last step was a mild nuisance, but who cares. She is now in exactly the same situation as Alice except that she has $40,000 less debt.In this scenario, be like Beth.If instead, your plan is to transfer to a public school in Pennsylvania after spending two years in California, you’re better off maintaining Pennsylvania residency. Or, if you’re contemplating graduate school at a public school in Pennsylvania, the equation could take yet another form. Consider your options, formulate your intent accordingly, and do your best to manifest concrete evidence of your intent.
Very bad start to college. Help?
Have you looked into the difference in the cost to pay out-of-state tuition? Is there not an in-state school where you can accomplish the same thing? If you are using Fin Aid and are on Academic Probation... then I hope you realize that your Fin Aid won't pay for school next semester unless you pull your grades up & out of this situation... and that will still be the case if you transfer to a different school How do you fix it? Do whatever you have to do... go to class, do extra credit.... talk with teachers, program director, advisers about how to get your grades up enough to get off academic suspension Because if you don't... your parents or you are going to have to pay out-of-pocket for all of your schooling until you get your gpa up enough to (1) meet Fin Aid criteria (2) show significant improvement then... once you have gotten a handle on the current situation & corrected the problems... then look to transfer to a different school and, put much consideration into the extremely expensive cost to go out-of-state