how does everyone pay for school???

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I just wanted to know if there is a magic website out there that will tell you that you are eligible for some kind of scholarship, or something. How does everyone pay for school? I am having a hard time paying for pre-req's, have to take 1-2 classes at a time, cant afford anything else. Feel like it's going to take me forever to finish. Help......

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To answer your question, YES i do. I found it on this website(i think)http://www.collegeboard.org. Good luck.

And to all of you that answered my question, THANK YOU! I will go to financial aid office again and try this year, and look around for grants, scholarships etc.

Its just so hard to come out of pocket to pay for all this.

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loans, loans, and more loans!

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To the person that worked 30 hours while in school-WOW! How did you manage to do that? Where did you work while in school? Was your work environment stressful? Did you go to school full-time? Did you live on your own? How did you do that?:confused:

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Thanks jwoods for the link to fastweb.com.

It was a big help!! Epona :)

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I went to LVN in 1984 at a small vocational technical school and paid for it myself but it was only $700. I worked weekends and lived with my parents.

I went for my RN at Excelsior University 1990-1991 completed it in a year and a half and worked fulltime as an LVN (charge nurse) at a mental health hospital on the evening shift. I lived on my own. I refused to purchase books but rather obtained them thru interdepartmental loan thru my local library.

I am presently completing my BSN thru Thomas Edison college $310 per credit hour. I am working fulltime as a Case Manager and paying for it myself. I live on my own. I purchase used books. I live in a small one bedroom apartment in a safe neighborhood. I have paid off my car which is four years old and I plan to drive it for at least another four to five years before purchasing another one. It is a V-6 and I have maintained it via preventative care etc.

I will be graduating this year from Thomas Edison and plan to go on for my Nurse Practitioner and a major consideration will be tuition and fees.

I budget and I am extremely thrifty. I rarely eat out. I can and do cook my meals and attempt to eat healthy (no junk food). I sew and make many of my work clothing. I also shop at second hand stores for good quality used clothing. I do not have expensive hobbies. I refuse to take out student loans. I recieve no assistance from my job for school. I do not qualify for student loans as I am single without children and therefore make to much money. A good website for frugal tips is www.stretcher.com.

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you can check with your local Department of Economic Security or Social Service office whatever it goes by in your state. Some of them have assistance for those who are advancing their careers and income. They don't promise to pay all of what you need but they do assist with supplies, books, testing fees etc... You get some certificate that you take to the place and they reimburse you. It's worth a shot. The catch is, upon graduation you have to be making more money than you are now. That's about it.

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I think the bottom line for most is LOANS. Also, I was recruited for this job as an LVN and the big plus was they would pay for the cost of my RN prog. 8 months of waiting and filing this form and that form made me realize they would never pay or if they did, it would be long after I had graduated. Basically I turned in my badge and moved to a better paying job so I can pay for the school myself.

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Since I already have a bachelor's degree, I don't qualify for financial aid except for loans. Since I had to use loans for my bachelor's degree, however, I do not want to take out any additional loans. Therefore, I am going to get my ADN from my local community college since I will be paying out of my pocket. My husband and I have saved as much as we can ahead of time. We have saved enough to cover things such as books, uniforms, etc. The school has a payment plan so that you can pay tuition and fees out over the semester. I plan to do this for my tuition as well as pinch pennies and just pray that things work out. We have tried to plan for this as much as we can, and we will let God take care of the rest. Of course, it does help to have a really supportive husband who will help you in every way that he can. I'm grateful for that.

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I am paying out of pocket since I already completed a bachelors. I have maxed out on undergraduate loans (I went to a very expensive undergrad) and you don't get grants after earning your bachelors.

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my dad paid for all my expenses in college, tution, books even allowance so im pretty lucky i guess..

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college-parents......nursing school- hopefully i get some grants , but probably parents again....

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Each semester, our instructors INSISTED that we fill out the applications for financial aid offered through the school. I received a $200 check once, but that was it -- most of the scholarships were based on financial need, and my husband and I had too high an income to qualify. I was the only one in my class that paid for the education, though -- more than 60% had it paid in full through scholarships and grants -- many of them were in their 30s, many were single mothers, and they received money not only for classes, books, and uniforms, but also for daycare and gas.

I'm sure there were some who took out loans as well. I had a clear credit card with a good rate, so that's how I covered the expenses.

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