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I don’t think my parents are going to help pay for college. I am applying for scholarships and will be looking to do paid internships and research while studying.
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<p>Your stats aren’t going to get you 4 years of merit scholarships to pay for college. Very likely, the schlarships that you’re applying to are for small amounts and only for freshman year. </p>
<p>You need to have the money upfront to pay to enroll. WHERE will the money come from NEXT July/August when you have to pay thousands and thousands of dollars.</p>
<p>I doubt most schools will be affordable. Research jobs pay little or nothing. Internships are over the summer, but usually after you have at least a year or two of college. Even then, you’re lucky if you clear a few thousand dollars after a summer…not enough to pay for college.</p>
<p>The OOS schools are going to cost you $37k+ per year. </p>
<p>Unless you are low income and your instate schools provide additional state aid, you’re going to have serious trouble paying for college. </p>
<p>What are your instate schools and can you commute to any of them? </p>
<p>Before you waste a lot of time and money applying to unaffordable schools, you need to realize that if you attend an OOS school that costs $30k in direct costs (tuition, fees, room, board) then you’re going to have to write a check for $15k next July…where will that money come from? You can only borrow $5500 per year…so half each semester.</p>
<p>You need to identify some schools that have CS that will give you a large award for your stats. </p>