Are you signed up for TRIO/SSS support services? Can you contact them at 412-624-6588 and find out if they know of any resources to help you?
Time is of the essence. You need to talk to someone about your options asap.
If it is not possible to stay then you need to withdraw from UPitt before December 1.
You need to go to Panther Central and fill out written request to completely withdraw and cancel your housing contract and meal plan for spring semester in writing before DEC 1 so you won’t get charged.
Housing contract is on the Panther Central publications website
@lilyays4 I only meant the best when suggesting other paths besides pre-med. You certainly sound bright and capable, but It is a long road, with high rewards but also high risks. If you’re already struggling with finances one semester in, it may be prudent to consider what you could do for money if finances run out again. There are lots of careers out there besides the ones your childhood-self was aware of. Good luck to you.
Out of state schools are not very forgiving when it comes to financial aid. In your situation, you probably are going to need to transfer out anyway. It happens. You could try a private college. Sometimes they tend to be more generous with need based grants and scholarships, but far from guaranteed. The other option is to transfer to your home state. That’s the safest bet because the grant/loan programs are specifically designed to cover everything. Medical schools are really mostly interested in your grades and MCAT scores.
Are you a teenager? Where did you get the idea that states have grant and/or loan programs that are “specifically designed” to fully cover college expenses? Most states don’t have that kind of money.
There’s absolutely no correlation between what federal grants cover ($5,900 maximum Pell) and what a state university costs (right now, 25K is seen as low). And of course the criteria for Pell are quite strict, so most people don’t qualify for grants at all.
@austinmshauri You misunderstood what I said. If you go to an in-state school you would usually be able to get sufficient grants and loans to cover the cost of the less expensive tuition. Note that the original post was about being short around 10k at an out of state school. That’s usually the difference between in-state and out of state tuition. That’s the whole idea of going in-state. I’m a college graduate who went to an in-state school and did just that. I know this.
No, you said that for instate students “grant/loan programs are specifically designed to cover everything.” (The emphasis is mine.) There can be quite a difference between the cost of tuition and the cost of “everything.” And besides, I don’t think that your premise is correct to begin with.
The OP never said he was at a public school, just that he needed about $12k. Maybe he’s at a private school and has institutional grants that won’t travel with him.
Your $10k difference between instate and OOS only works in a few states. If you are OOS at a Florida school, your OOS tuition is about $16k. If you are from Pennsylvania, switching back to PA doesn’t help you as PA tuition for instate is about $16k. Move back to Colorado? Same problem, and there are no state loans or grants I’m award of that will help you gap that $11k.
UCs, instate, are 10-32K depending on state grants, 65K OOS
UVA: instate 31K, OOS 63K
Umass: 28 instate, OOS 46K
UF: $21K instate, OOS 43K
U Wisconsin: 26K, OOS 53K
Please don’t generalize your unique, lucky situation to all states in the US. The difference between instate and OOS is typically much greater than 10K. Further, we don’t even know whether OP’s college is a public college OOS, whether s/he has scholarships there… and, if OP’s tuition is due, moving back isn’t possible. Last semester’s tuition has to be paid and OP can’t enroll anywhere till it’s done; and should take a leave of absence from college and withdraw from housing and dining contracts.