<p>I got in and I recently got my award offer. Since I'm a OOS Student 23k is in parent loans which isn't very good, but perhaps after the first year I can get scholarships. However the problem with that is due to a recent foreclosure my parent's credit isn't really all that good so they're likely to get rejected. What exactly should I do so that I can pay for school?</p>
<p>What should you do?</p>
<p>Hmmm…maybe attend a school that you CAN afford.</p>
<p>Really, it’s just that simple. You applied to a school that never was going to be affordable. No, you can’t expect to get scholarships for the later years. Scholarships for continuing students are typically quite small and hard to get. </p>
<p>There isn’t a money fairy out there. I’m sorry that you wasted time and money applying to a school that was never going to work out. That’s not a school that helps OOS kids or gives great merit to OOS kids. You were poorly advised.
Where did you apply instate?</p>
<p>Abjohan – what are your in-state public options? What are your stats? How much CAN your parents pay each year? Do you already have a summer job lined up? How much will you earn this summer? Whatever the answers, these are the base items you need to know to figure out a plan. </p>
<p>Most OOS universities have very little in the way of F.A. (other than the federal grants and loans) for students who aren’t residents. (Which is not unreasonable, imo.) Some have merit scholarships that give generous awards to OOS students with very high stats, but not that many of them.</p>
<p>If UW is your passion, then move to WA, get a job, support yourself, then become a resident so you can pay instate tuition.</p>
<p>I don’t think WA is an easy state to gain residency for college purposes. As we are residents, I haven’t looked at it extensively and when I did, it was a while ago, so might be easier than I think.</p>
<p>You would need to first be an independent student, then you would need to live here for at least a year without attending school to be considered a resident for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>Washington isnt’ an easy state to get residency. I don’t know if it’s because it has a top med school there or what. If it is because of the SOM, then that’s because too many would try to get residency to go to med school there.</p>