Money for School

United States
April 21, 2007 12:02pm CST
School is not cheap, and many students look to scholarships, grants, and loans to help pay for it. How did you, are currently, pay for your education? What would be your advise to current and incoming students looking for a way to pay for their schooling?
6 responses
@NonoBon (76)
• Estonia
21 Apr 07
getting a job (maybe), selling old stuff on ebay could bring some money, but not much. If possible, getting money from parents would be the best choice, I myself haven't really thought about it yet, since I have time before my colledge years come.
• United States
21 Apr 07
You should still start saving now. The earlier you start saving, the better shape you'll be in financially when you do start college.
@aristia (79)
• Indonesia
22 Apr 07
My parent pay for my education cost... I dont think that... What i think is "how to become clever and can earn money from my knowledge"...
• Malaysia
21 Apr 07
from pre-school until i graduated from high school my parents have been paying for it.my parents paid both for me and my sister.my family are just average.sometimes it is quite hard to pay the feed all.but they still managed to solve it. but right now my sister have been studying in local university.the expenses and fees are quite expensive.my parents can really afford to pay for it anymore.at least the university is under government so it is still cheaper than private universities.luckily the government are giving loans to all students that did not receive scholarship. but still the money given is not enough for the expenses.they give some money semester by semester.during the second semester the money given was so little.my sister cannot even paid the fees.right now her money already finished.she even do not have money to eat. so she saves by skipping 1 eat time.that means she will skip lunch and only eat dinner.i pity her when i heard that.soon i will be studying in university too
• Pakistan
21 Apr 07
my parents used to pay for all of my education. schools have never been cheap, and since college is more expensive i suggest all students to earn by teaching kindergarten schools or doing part time jobs. students can also earn on those sites which pay. and if a student can manage outstanding results then scholarship is the best option but not all students are exceptionally bright. loans are not a good option since u have to pay interest as well. so it becomes a burden on the students.
• China
21 Apr 07
I think in this area I'm a bit lucky... Education is free in my country and we follow the British educational system so the government pays for the O'levels and if you do well, they pay for the A'levels or diplomas etc. I'm at Uni right now on a scholarship and I get paid an allowance and have no bills since it's a full scholarship (accommodation etc)... sorry, i don't mean to boast, just grateful... I think it's not difficult to get a job tutoring others or waitressing or something, some students just have too much pride!
• United States
21 Apr 07
I get some from the government, but it's not enough to cover the amount. So I look for scholarships opportunities. My best advice is to keep on looking and applying for as many scholarships as you can because it's impossible to have "too many money".