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[liberty]

If you are an European Union citizen, you can always apply to Scotland's universities. The Scottish Parliament decided that SAAS (Students Award Agency for Scotland) will pay your fees if you apply correctly But... Its not as totally free as you might think After graduation you need to pay "Graduate Endowment" which is about 1700 British Pounds, however if your salary is below the certain country's average, you do not need to pay

[Thingcubed]

Well, tuition/fees really depend on where you live and where you plan on studying. For example, the cost of going to school in the US for a US citizen is definitely higher than for a UK citizen in the UK. At my school the program is rather intense so I don't have time for a part-time job, much as I would like one. Student loans for me looked to be the best choice, but I think they are only good for people who are relatively certain they can get a decent job after completing their degree, otherwise paying it back becomes problematic (I've seen this happen firsthand to people I know).

[Tunay]

well right now i'm having trouble finding a school loan and i've tried to get a government loan (FAFSA) but they denied me for some reason -.- anyways i tried to get a loan from the bank and i got denied also and so far i can't find any decent place to get a loan. and my dad is my cosigner and he has a great credit record. i don't have much of a credit record but maybe thats why its so hard to get a student loan for college. T.T anyone know any good sites for that? I've also tried to get some scholarships but i don't know i guess i'll just have to wait to see if i get them or not

Edited by Tunay, 18 January 2008 - 09:51 AM.

[Thingcubed]

Well, I don't know if they're the best choice for getting loans, but they're who I went with. I got student loans from a company called My Rich Uncle. If you do a google search for them you should be able to find their website. If it's a federal loan through them it's fairly standard, but they have a different system for private loans. While I didn't get any of those loans, if I understand it correctly they are investing in your degree essentially. After graduating from your college/university and finding a job they will take something like 1% (I don't know the actual number) of your salary for a certain amount of time. A few years was the case in the article I was reading.

[master_bacarra]

Well you could always apply for a scholarship. In our country, a lot of schools know that a lot of students are in families of low income so they offer scholarships for these students. The government also provides scholarships. Of course there's always a catch. These students, before given scholarships, have to pass an aptitude test. Sometimes, the aptitude test depends on the course you're going to take in college. The scholarship that I got back in college were only for science- and engineering-related courses. Moreover, these scholarship-granting bodies sometimes require a background check on the families to determine which bracket the student would be included. By bracket, I meant that the scholarship has different levels, with each level providing different amounts to subsidize the student's tuition fees. These brackets depend on the family's net income.

I don't know if this applies to your school, but you could also work as a student assistant. Back in college, I know a lot of people who work as student assistants in our department so their tuition fees are provided by the school. In that way, they don't have to worry about paying their tuition fees.

[ranperij]

Yeah, tuition is probably going to kill me if I want to get into some of the colleges I want to. That's why I've started a mad blitz to get some scholarships, and hopefully some will since I've managed to pull myself up to #2 in my class rankings.

[iGuest]

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Talk About Tuition And Fees For College

I think that a person should only go to college if they truly know what career they want

I mean, whats the point of going into debt if you're just going to fool around the whole time
Unless you're one of those people who saved their money since kindergarden lolz

Regardless whether it makes you good on a resume, still

I know people who waited a couple of years before going to college cuz they weren't sure what to do

And besides, not all jobs need a college degree ya know?

Its just unfortunate that people needing labor force would rather hire some graduate with a 4 yr diploma than hire the guy right next to him with like 20 yrs of experiance in the field you're hiring for

Just cuz a person went to college doesn't mean they're responsible or smarter than the guy sitting right next to em

Theres all kinds of incredible talent out there being ignored all cuz they aren't some fancy scholor

Its a shame that paperwork proves a persons worth now a days

-reply by Bloompie

[andresf91]

That's what happens when the government don't take a hands-on role in the situation of students. You depend whether on your parents' fortune, on your desire to get stacked in loans and bet your neck on getting a good job after your degree, or working while studying which isn't always possible.
In my opinion, students and workers should join forces to make the government take really care of advanced studies, for everyone free. So, whether the son of the banker or the daughter of the lumberjack can have an university degree.
That's what happened in my country, Uruguay, like fifty years ago. Now the most important university is the public university, University of the Republic. It is not in a campus, but spread all over the capital city, Montevideo (where 60% of the population of the country lives) and has very few colleges outside that city. But the most important thing is that is "free"...
Still, it's hard to get a go through it degree, since many carriers are full time, and you don't have time to get a job to buy the bus tickets, the food or if you have to help at home or get a house to live in if you come from the countryside.
All this make people spend 50% time studying than it was s¡"supposed" for the carrier, if they can finish it some day.

Luckily for me, my parents can afford my living cost, so I'll be starting Social Anthropology next year.

[moutonoir]

Scholarships can be a savior when it's time to go to college; without the extra funding, it can be extremely hard to come up with the money. Especially if you forsee graduate school in the future...but sometimes you can get fellowships to help pay for the latter.

I've found that going to a public school cut tuition costs practically in half, BEFORE schoarships. If you work hard, you can often get a merit scholarship on top of that, and that seroiusly reduces the amount you need to pay.

Once you get to school too, there's books and fees to pay for. There's no way out of the fees, but book costs can be reduced by buyng used or using the older versions in the library.

It's no wonder the poor college kid stereotype evolved...