<p>I love Penn State. Everything about it makes me want to see myself there in the fall, and because i have gotten in, i feel like i should go. But Penn State hasn't given me as much money as i had hoped, and temple university in philly (my hometown) is giving me a ton of money. i really don't want to be stuck at a college that is one septa bus ride away from my house and temple does not match up to psu at all, but should i go for the money or the school that i love? thanx!</p>
<p>Is money a big issue? Being in-state isn't as bad as being out-of-state (like me).</p>
<p>Depends how big of an issue money is like lil_kller said</p>
<p>total for 4 years about 20,000</p>
<p>That's no so bad... Total for me is 100k+.</p>
<p>so aprox. 5k a year. What is your major?</p>
<p>lk, are you seriously considering borrowing all that? This was on another link:
<a href="http://www.mapping-your-future.org/apps/debtwizard/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mapping-your-future.org/apps/debtwizard/</a>
to see where you will be when you graduate.</p>
<p>rlm- Yes, I am seriously going to borrow all of that.</p>
<p>Debt Wizard </p>
<p>Question:
How much salary do I need to support my student loan debt? </p>
<p>Answer:
Based on student loan debt of $110,000.00 to be repaid over 70 years at 8.4 percent interest, my estimated monthly payment is $772.20.
To support repayment of the debt, I should earn at least:</p>
<p>$55.69 Hourly
$9,652.54 Monthly
$115,830.42 Annually </p>
<p>WHOA! This is CRAZY! I don't think I'll ever make that much as an aerospace engineer!</p>
<p>WOW lil_killer129 how do you plan on paying all that back? That is pretty crazy...</p>
<p>Jet- I think I only have to pay half-time during my 3 co-op sessions. Hopefully my parents can help me pay some too (they can afford only about 10k LOL). So I guess the price can come down to 60-70k for 4 years.</p>
<p>My other choices weren't that good either. Embry-Riddle will cost 24k/yr for 5 years (accelerated masters program w/ no co-op experience), and University at Buffalo will cost me 3,500/yr for 4 years with co-op experience.</p>
<p>Plus, money isn't a big issue for ME. But it is for my PARENTS. I just want to be able to do what I love (aerospace engineering) in my life. I don't need a bunch of cash in my bank account; instead, I just want enough to live.</p>
<p>If you work hard your freshman year u can apply for some scholarships as well.</p>
<p>Is it possible for someone to get a 3.5 GPA with 1 year co-op experience to get a low paying job after graduation?</p>
<p>its all about the person, if your motivated and good in interviews, youll do just fine. But back to the op if your only paying 5k your first year here at PSU, then Id say come since you can work hard your first year and apply for scholarships for your sophmore year.</p>
<p>major is political science CH121S</p>
<p>-Thanx evry1 for feedback</p>
<p>Honestly, go to Penn State. Admittedly, I am biased. I am a student at Penn State U-Park right now. Being from North Carolina, I still think that going to Penn State was the best decision I have ever made. Trust me, after your first semester (hell, probably the first weekend) at Penn State you will be so glad that you decided to go that you wont believe that you even considered going anywhere else. haha I hardly consider myself some unique Penn State pride nut. There is a reason they call this place happy valley.</p>
<p>lol what Jec speaks is true. I was incredibly close to going to another school (Case Western) before I visited Penn State and decided I liked it more. After being here for almost 3 semesters (I was here for a summer program.) I have to say I can't believe I was considering the other place over PSU ;).</p>
<p>I was planning on attending Penn State but decided not too b/c I didn't feel it was a good idea to leave with that much debt. My sister left with 60,000 (from PSU) in student loans and believe me its a big burden to have to owe that much money.</p>
<p>I have recently discovered one easy way of receiving money for your education though. I am not sure if there is a Bank of America branch at PSU main. But I recently moved to Charlotte, NC and applied for a bank teller position and they said if you work 20 hrs a week they will pay for you to go to school. I am still going through the hiring process and I am not sure if it only covers tuition but still you can't beat a deal like that. In addition to getting your regular salary they will rein burst you for going to school!! You also receive raises if your draw is on and you give out a certain # of referrals a day. I don’t know if anyone here is majoring in business but after you graduate it also helps you have an inside connection. The manager that I interviewed with was set up for 5 diff. positions when he graduated because he was a teller at the bank throughout his education.
I hope this information is helpful to someone.</p>
<p>If your projected debt was 60000 then I certainly wouldnt advise to come to PSU.</p>
<p>My debt would of been greater than that because I am now out of state. It would cost me 32,000 a yr to attend Penn State. It is def. a great school though. My sisters husband who attended PSU has applied for several jobs and there is always PSU alumni that he comes into contact with.</p>