5 Weird Ways to Pay for College

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<p>"Just how desperate are people getting about saving for college? Last month, an anonymous parent in the Boston area posted an ad on Craigslist offering to sell his body parts to pay for his kids' $200,000 in student loans. 'Use my body for anything legal, or medically experimental,' read the post, which has since been taken down. 'Simply pay off all of my children's loans and you can use me anyway you need.'...</p>

<p>Few would ever go to such alarming lengths, of course, but many students – faced with the double whammy of soaring tuition costs and shrinking financial aid – are discovering some rather un-orthodox ways to pay for college..."</p>

<p>Take my kidney . . . please!</p>

<p>5</a> Weird Ways to Pay for College - SmartMoney.com</p>

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<p>There are G.I. Bill benefits for those who are willing to wear America’s uniform.</p>

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<p>There is always the option of going to state CC & then transferring to in-state Us that can save a ton of funds as well. </p>

<p>Some employers will help pay back loans of their employees or it will be forgiven, e.g. if they work in underserved schools, etc.</p>

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<p>My nephew spent over a year total in Iraq, mostly knocking down doors in Baghdad on raids. He was very nearly killed by an IED, but luckily the person who made it had set it up wrong. He also has some PTSD issues, but seems to be dealing pretty well. Used the GI bill and is about to graduate from William & Mary and then go to grad school.</p>

<p>I admire all who serve (well, except for those very few bad apples who abuse their power…), but this is certainly not an easy path!</p>

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<p>porn, medical guinea pig, marry for money</p>

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<p>Gildo- Amen to that. And you can be a medic, a translator, all kinds of things. Yes, you have to be willing to have your comrade’s backs and kill in self-defense, but you will not necessarily be dropping bombs (bombs that we ALL pay for anyway). The armed forces need more of the best and the brightest and luckily I think recently stats are up in all the forces because people need money for college.</p>

<p>Luckily I had the sense to spend a year at community college and was able to keep my loans down by working.</p>

<p>I can’t imagine my mom offering to sell her organs. What are her kids doing to pay off their loans?!?</p>

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<p>People who want to serve their country are to be commended but don’t fool yourself it will be a walk in the park. It is a great and noble service but HARD WORK. Be sure you realize that when you sign up so there are no surprises. Our neighbor’s kid signed up for the military to check out being a police officer. He was assigned to guard a prison & hated it but couldn’t get out because he had signed a contract. It was an eye-opener for him & his family.</p>

<p>I have other friends whose kids have enlisted–some got a lot of college paid for BEFORE they served while others were put to work before they got their education benefits. Know what you are committing to and what it entails BEFORE you sign so you don’t get a nasty surprise.</p>

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<p>My daughter is paying for her apartment (grad students can’t live on campus) by being a practice “patient” at the local medical school.</p>

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<p>AmeriCorps is now a “weird way” to pay for college?</p>

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<p>I don’t believe our med school compensates our volunteer “patients.” That would seem to be a win-win though.</p>