<p>it might help to break down college costs- breakdown tuition & fees separately from room and board- because those costs can be minimized & will lessen expenses you would normally incur.</p>
<p>Money from a school year job, can help to pay personal expenses and books, & money from a summer job can pay fees and toward other yearlong expenses.</p>
<p>A stafford loan of roughly $5,000 may not be subsidized, but also will go towards buy in for the student assuming the costs of their education.</p>
<p>College board estimates tuition and fees of $10,000, so she may be eligible for subsidized Stafford as well as work study. This would be great, as workstudy goes toward attendance costs, but isn’t counting when calculating financial need.
( Stafford loan limits for freshmen is $5,500)</p>
<p>It may be a little late, but applying for scholarships intended for attending students might help- also parent’s workplaces may also offer scholarships for children.
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