<p>I have been admitted to Tulane University, but at an estimated price of almost $54,000 (total package - including housing, books, etc)...How could I ever afford this school?</p>
<p>I only live with one parent who makes around $50,000-54,000 a year. I am not sure how much my father makes, we're not very close and I rarely see him. He is also paying for all of my brother's expenses in his first year at Louisiana State. (I am not a Louisiana resident btw).
My father owns his own business in fixing appliances, but I do not think he makes a ton of money. I really have no clue, and I feel uncomfortable asking for money from him when I rarely see him. I visited New Orleans this summer and loved it, and got to ride around Tulane's campus, but was not able to tour it.</p>
<p>Does anyone think I could get a considerable amount of money? I am looking for resources outside of Tulane as well. My parents definitely do not want to pay more than $20,000 a year. I wasn't offered any merit scholarship from Tulane, which doesn't surprise me since I'm in Tulane's average or even lower-average, but not superior.</p>
<p>Any suggestions? Does anyone think I could get enough from the government and Tulane to knock the price down to at least $20,000 per year for my family? I'll probably have to really dig for scholarships...right? I will do.</p>