The main drawback of going part-time is that it takes longer to get your degree. If you receive a pell grant, they will reduce your pell grant depending on whether you go half-time or three quarters time. However, student loans will let you borrow the full amount regardless of whether you go full-time or part-time. Many scholarships require students to attend part-time, but I would think that it would all depend on the scholarship. I haven’t really looked into scholarships to be honest.