<p>mjs, i feel like the laziest person on earth after reading about your situation. you have inspired me to become a hard worker, and to help my parents with the financial burden i have brought upon them by attending an expensive private school.</p>
<p>working one semester is a good idea, too, if you can get a co-op with a good company.</p>
<p>So I am going to go to Duke. I have decided! I think that the money will all work out. I worked on an appeal, it helped a lot, and there are still some other issues, but I am going to make it work for me. It is official, I am going to be attending Duke universtiy in the fall. I will not be outrageously in debt, and I will work quite hard to make all the ends meet. Looking at the positive side, that will make me more independent and ready for what the world is truly like. I am so excited and content with this decision! Thanks all you guys for your help and input! My AIM is the same as this screen name: mjs4n6. Talk to me if you want to talk about Duke or whatever! And any other Duke people, dont hesitate to holla either. Again, thanks for all your concern and advice!</p>
<p>congratulations!!!!! GO DUKE :D</p>
<p>congratulations in making the decision to go for your dream school! I know you will work hard to earn it and perhaps your Duke diploma will help you solve the issue of funding your graduate school path...Many of us worked a decade to pay off college loans and it really can be done if you think it out and spread things out and get decent advice.</p>
<p>Have a Golden Freshman Year!</p>
<p>hear hear! That is certainly good news!</p>
<p>see ya there :D</p>
<p>I got 0 financial aid, how about you pay it off when you graduate and get a job.</p>
<p>mjs4N6 you will do fine in life.</p>
<p>mjs4n6: Have you thought about ROTC? Or joining the reserves?
Maybe do some serious web surfing for scholarship dollars, that go unused every year. Good Luck</p>