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It kinda sucks that i have a high EFC because my parents are like the hardworking middle class which it makes it difficult to get grants and all the free stuff >.>.... I wish my parents did a college savings plan like my relatives but they came to the U.S. not knowing any of this stuff which is coming back to haunt me and my parents. But my parents are willing to pay everything else(books, etc.) except for the tuition and housing Thanks everyone for their opinions toward the student loans. It just hard to imagine being hat much debt from school. But I understand that education is a great investment especially towards a degree that i love. Kinda made up my mind before taking out any loans to live with my parents for a couple of years to pay off as much of the debt as i can even my pride says "move out" and to wait that same two years in buying a new car.

Loans give a bad taste in my mouth. Im currently a sophomore and transferring to a major university for a BSN (community college for awhile). My tituition and housing cost roughly about 16.5k a year so i most likely to pull out that much for a loan cuz my EFC is high. By the time i graduate, i will be 50k (that doesnt include interest) in debt which is troublesome. Do you think its alright to be that much in debt? What was your debt when u graduate?

Hello everyone! i am brand new to the forums and i hope to be more involve in the future like the title said i had a horrible first semester. there were so many issues going on like family issues and commuting (takes me like 30-45 mins to get to school and i had morning classes) that it was difficult for me to focus on school. my studying habits were horrible. don't get me wrong i did a tremendous amount of study but my studying method is what killed me i think. soo after this past semester i looked at my grades and i believe i got a 2.2 to 2.5 average. i felt robbed and worried that i might not get into a nursing program (going for BSN). my mom is also a nurse who advice me to go to community college to complete my pre-req because most of her co-workers went to it as well and transferred to get their BSN So i got 3 questions 1) is there a chance i can bounce back? 2) will going to community college hurt my chance getting into a BSN program? 3) what kind of ways to improve my studying habits?