<p>My parents will pay for my room and board. I'll have to pay for the actual tuition myself.</p>
<p>I’m going to live with relatives and commute. I pay them for this, so my housing won’t be free, but it will be cheaper than living on campus. I got a merit scholarship and some need-based grants that will cover all but around $5,000 per year of the tuition. My parents will help, but I plan to get a job too.</p>
<p>Yes… if I get into like a T15 college
sigh</p>
<p>I should probably ask my mom that, but I’m not ready for an answer</p>
<p>Do you think kids can afford 1/4 of a million?</p>
<p>Do you think college usually costs that much?</p>
<p>Pre-aid most of the top tier schools do.</p>
<p>They don’t have the money to help.</p>
<p>I’m working this summer full time. I’m responsible for books and spending money, including athletic tickets. I got a merit scholarship so my parents will pay the rest and room and board. I’m leaving my car at home because fees are too high for parking. As long as I can renew my scholarship this is the breakdown. If I get other scholarships I can lower things more. I’ll probably work on campus also.</p>
<p>Probably not. I have a four year full tuition scholarship. All that is left to be paid for is room and board, and we can get financial aid with that. My family EFC is $0 and Middlebury has pretty good financial aid, so I don’t think we’ll be paying for anything.</p>
<p>My parents are going to help with paying for everything, but I’m not sure about the entire cost. It would be easier on them if I stay in-state, but being a Nevada resident isn’t much to brag about — if at all. I’d much rather go somewhere else other than a Nevada university, so costs will rise. Hopefully scholarships, grants and such would dampen the blow.</p>
<p>Not really. My mom will help with personal costs and books if she can, but otherwise I’m completely on my own. I already have $9,000 in scholarships for my in-state school, and I will qualify for $2-4 thousand in pell grants. I’m applying for a $5,000 scholarship from the university and think I have a real good shot at winning, which will bring the total cost of the university down to ~4,000 which is definitely doable with my savings, a job, and a few outside scholarships. If I don’t get the $5000 scholarship I’ll have to take out the max in Stafford loans :/</p>
<p>I’ll get some help with accommodation but that’ll be pretty much it I think, which is why I decided not to apply to college in the US in the end. Way too expensive and the loan system isn’t great.</p>
<p>My parents were raised in lower class families, but both worked hard and valued education. Now, both have bachelors and my mom has a JD, and my parents have been saving up for my college fund since 6 years before I was born (I’m an only child that was really late). I’m really thankful that they’ll be able to pay fully for my colleges, and I intend on using every penny for my future and on them when they get a bit older. :)</p>
<p>At the most my parents will help pay for the stuff I’ll need at college ((school supplies, room decor, books)) other than that I’m on my own</p>
<p>My parents, unfortunately, don’t have substantial savings for me, so I’m planning to get a job the second I turn 16. I’m also going to be trying to save up anything that I can and apply to as many scholarships as I possibly can. It’s really going to come down to me, so I’m trying to find some ways to start early with savings.</p>
<p>My parents have made a good amount of money the last three years, limiting the amount of need based scholarships I will get. My parents have set up a savings account, since I was a baby. However, it likely won’t be enough to cover one year of attendence.</p>
<p>My parents are divorced. I don’t talk to my dad and he wouldn’t pay for anything. My mom doesn’t have any money to help me really. I’m dependent on need-based aid.</p>
<p>Not a penny. I also plan on never taking out a loan, so needless to say, I’m attending a nearby college to be able to live at home (unless I get enough scholarships to live in a coop).</p>
<p>All interesting answers. And here I thought, I had it so bad.</p>