<p>My boyfriend is in a bind. Basically, his parents can no longer afford to help him pay for college. Before this news, he had already taken out $10,000 in loans in his name; he has now just paid for the second half of this year completely out of his pocket and is personally 100% broke! He has no idea how he will pay for his next two years. He is getting down because most of the people who love him (me, friends, etc.) just have not gone through what he is going through, because we are lucky enough to have parents who support us financially. Are there any resources for people like him to connect with other kids who are trying to pay their way through school? He feels like there is "no point" and he "can't do it" - I think it is because he has not seen anyone around him doing it. His one friend who is in a similar situation has fallen into depression/turned to alcohol/etc. He needs some inspirational stories/support that he just can't get from us.</p>
<p>I am sure many parents here got through school on their own money, but I think he'd be upset if he found out I posted about this on an internet forum.</p>