<p>I am currently in Community College and I am about to graduate next semester and I was just wondering:
1. Whether it would be better to go to a in-state college or would it be better to look out of state? (My current plans for after I graduate is to either double major in electrical and mechanical engineering and get a masters in systems engineering or major in one of those and get my masters in both or double major in physics and mathematics and get my masters in engineering. I am leaning towards the first choice)
2. What are great ways to make sure that I will be able to pay for college without loans? (I already know about scholarships, FASFA and grants but I want to know whether there is something else I do not know about some type of trick or paper that will help make sure that when it comes time to pay the tuition bill I wont have to worry about the possibility of being dropped out of my classes)</p>
<p>Pop by the Transfer Advisor’s office at your CC, and get some help with this. That advisor will have lots of good ideas for you.</p>
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Graduated with great GPA and transfer to a No Loan Schools.
See [FinAid</a> | Answering Your Questions | No Loans for Low Income Students](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/questions/noloansforlowincome.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/questions/noloansforlowincome.phtml).</p>
<p>Please note that transfer students often get less financial aid than first year students.</p>
<p>2. What are great ways to make sure that I will be able to pay for college without loans? (I already know about scholarships, FASFA and grants but I want to know whether there is something else I do not know about some type of trick or paper that will help make sure that when it comes time to pay the tuition bill I wont have to worry about the possibility of being dropped out of my classes)</p>
<p>Transfer students usually do not get great FA. There are a small number of schools that give great aid for transfers. </p>
<p>Definitely apply to some instate publics…especially some that you can commute to in case your aid from other schools isn’t good.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>What is your FAFSA EFC?</p>
<p>What are your grades?</p>
<p>What state schools can you commute to?</p>
<p>I don’t think the school I go to has a transfer advisor, at least not one specifically for helping students transfer.</p>
<p>I am currently in Florida.
I am pretty sure that my Fafsa EFC is 70
And my grades last semester was 4 A’s and 1 B. I currently have a 3.5 but I am hoping to get that higher
I am currently applying to UF and UCF. </p>
<p>Here’s a little bit of information on my situation that might help:
I went to an expensive private engineering school my first year of college.
I had my first year of college all paid, however after realizing that the “financial advisers” were trying to push loans on me, I decided to transfer to another university (UF and UCF). I was able to get into both but I realized that it would benefit me more if I had my AA degree because I would get some transfer scholarships, so instead of going to one of those schools I simply enrolled into community college.
After my first year of college I had become very frugal and began to save up for living expenses.</p>
<p>I am currently in Florida.
I am pretty sure that my Fafsa EFC is 70</p>
<p>do you qualify for Bright Futures? If so, which level?</p>
<p>if you qualify for the top level, then with that, a Pell grant, and a small student loan, you might be able to afford UF, FSU, or UCF. Also, work over the summer and work part time during the school year.</p>
<p>Going elsewhere may not mean great aid as a transfer unless you get into one of the few schools that give super aid to transfers.</p>
<p>Also…do you have a non-custodial parent? If so, then the privates that give the best aid will likely want the NCP’s income info as well.</p>