A Helping Hand
Money and economy are tough not all can afford it. Students should apply to the schools that best fit their academic needs, make an application for financial aid, and find out what types of assistance are available. If it wasn’t for financial aid most kids or even parents could not afford to even attend college or perhaps pursued another career if there’s wasn’t working out. Why should we even have to pay for education? There’s public and private schools so why are there not public colleges? Financial aid is the most stressful pile of paper work you will ever have to fill out. From a personal experience if it wasn’t for my mom I probably would have not …show more content…
Financial aid is provided to students for many reasons. The primary reason is to increase the accessibility for families that are unable to afford the full cost of higher education. Like single mothers and fathers. Loans and federal work studies are categories of financial aid given to help students further their education. “Paying for college can be a nerve-wracking rite of passage. Not only are you probably dealing with huge sums of money, but the complex process of making decisions about loans is often trusted to 17-year-olds, who may or may not have ever managed money before.” Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. …show more content…
Worst case scenario, the college you thought was your top choice is now more expensive than you thought, and you’ll need to investigate other options in cutting college costs, like considering community college for a few years, living off campus and commuting, or staying closer to home at an in-state university. Best case scenario, you’ve been preparing for this exciting time for a while, and have everything in order when filling out your FAFSA and exploring your grant and scholarship opportunities, the best options for getting your hands on free money to fund your college education. If you’ve fallen behind on schedule, it’s never too late to do a free scholarship search to find scholarships on characteristics specific to you. The scholarships you’ll find will be scholarships you have a decent chance of getting, and for many, you don’t need a perfect GPA, perfect athletic skill or hundreds of hours of volunteer service to be eligible. For many, it’s sufficient just being you. So apply early, and apply often for your best shot at padding your financial aid package with a decent amount of free money you won’t ever need to pay back, unlike student
Money and economy are tough not all can afford it. Students should apply to the schools that best fit their academic needs, make an application for financial aid, and find out what types of assistance are available. If it wasn’t for financial aid most kids or even parents could not afford to even attend college or perhaps pursued another career if there’s wasn’t working out. Why should we even have to pay for education? There’s public and private schools so why are there not public colleges? Financial aid is the most stressful pile of paper work you will ever have to fill out. From a personal experience if it wasn’t for my mom I probably would have not …show more content…
Financial aid is provided to students for many reasons. The primary reason is to increase the accessibility for families that are unable to afford the full cost of higher education. Like single mothers and fathers. Loans and federal work studies are categories of financial aid given to help students further their education. “Paying for college can be a nerve-wracking rite of passage. Not only are you probably dealing with huge sums of money, but the complex process of making decisions about loans is often trusted to 17-year-olds, who may or may not have ever managed money before.” Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. …show more content…
Worst case scenario, the college you thought was your top choice is now more expensive than you thought, and you’ll need to investigate other options in cutting college costs, like considering community college for a few years, living off campus and commuting, or staying closer to home at an in-state university. Best case scenario, you’ve been preparing for this exciting time for a while, and have everything in order when filling out your FAFSA and exploring your grant and scholarship opportunities, the best options for getting your hands on free money to fund your college education. If you’ve fallen behind on schedule, it’s never too late to do a free scholarship search to find scholarships on characteristics specific to you. The scholarships you’ll find will be scholarships you have a decent chance of getting, and for many, you don’t need a perfect GPA, perfect athletic skill or hundreds of hours of volunteer service to be eligible. For many, it’s sufficient just being you. So apply early, and apply often for your best shot at padding your financial aid package with a decent amount of free money you won’t ever need to pay back, unlike student