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Paying for College

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3 months ago
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How do I pay for college?

I am a sophomore in high school. I am thinking of going to a private university, which is significantly more expensive than a public university, even out-of-state. I don't want to go into student loan …

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3 months ago
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What should I expect and plan for when trying to go to college without family support?

I'm a junior this year I started in early August. I coming up at the end of my high school and I'm genuinely worried for how I am going to pay and afford college. My parents do make good money but the …

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3 months ago
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For College (out of state) do I have to pay for public transport or do they just cover it?

Hello, I'm a Gurnee high school Freshman, and I've been planning to attend Cal Arts after College of Lake County, and I'm just wondering about transport to Cal Arts and other out of state Colleges. Do …

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3 months ago
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Is it worth and realistic for me to be planning for money for college?

Hello, I am Brandon, and I am a current Junior at my high school. I was wondering that maybe if making money for college or a university is a real thing and considered to be doing. Because of this, I …

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4 months ago
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How do I pay for college when I have zero support?

I'm a sophomore in highschool, and I'm extremely worried about college. How will I pay for it when I can expect no support from my family? I have a unweighted GPA of 4.13 and a weighted GPA of a littl …

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4 months ago
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Can I go abroad when I need almost 100% financial aid?

I am a high school senior and my father recently passed away. There is a lot of financial instability, lots of existing debt and not much money available for uni/college. But is it possible? I have a …

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4 months ago
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is it possible to get a full ride scholorship or program with early collage credits, 760 on my sat?

I know it might be a dumb question, but I'm genuinely wondering.

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4 months ago
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am a kenyan and want to study scholarship abroad in usa but in kenya we are not graded on sats and act what should i do

am at my last year at high school

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4 months ago
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Are there any chances of me getting a fully funded scholarship as a Nigerian Student with a 1350 SAT score

I graduated from high school in August 2024 with a 1350 SAT score. With no GPA

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4 months ago
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How do I find scholarships that match with what I want and have?

I'm currently going through lists of scholarships that I could apply for but the problem is I can't apply for a majority of these scholarships. They're either only for students of a certain ethnicity …

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4 months ago
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I need help on deciding whether to publish my book or enter scholarship contests with it

For some more information I am in the process of writing a book and my teacher thinks I should work to get it published but I have also considered entering scholarship contests with it. But I am torn …

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4 months ago
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How can I find out of state scholarships

I'm thinking of going to an out of state college, but if I do, I wont get state scholarships. how do I find more scholarships for out of state, or ones that don't require which state you are in?

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4 months ago
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Flight hours

While I have some solid leads on scholarships I qualify for that will cover tuition and housing. There aren't many that will cover flight hours. (Future pilot here) I'm looking now so that I won't be …

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4 months ago
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Scholarships for international students?

I'm applying for the Spring 2026 semester and have been looking for scholarships offered to international (Indian) students. Help a sister out y'all!

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5 months ago
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Can i find individual donors to cover college?

I live in Turkey and I want to study in the USA. In our education system, high schools have levels like universities. So not everyone can study at every high school. I'm studying in one of the top 10 …

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5 months ago
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How do I know what scholarships I should apply for?

I am going into my junior year of High School, and it has become abundantly clear to me that my parents have absolutely nothing to contribute to my college, no college fund, no nothing.

I have no idea …

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5 months ago
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Looking for Credit Unions at Massachusetts

Will be studying in the Greater Boston area in the fall and am looking into personal finance. Looking to open a savings account (the highest rate found so far is 4.20%) and a CD (the highest 4.4%). Wo …

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5 months ago
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ways to help pay for college

I'm about to be a senior this year and what been tuck in my head is that how am I going to pay for college so i wondering is there any way i can earn money during my senior year.

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5 months ago
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Earning money online as high school junior

Hey there.

I'm currently a junior at high school in India looking for making money online by my own to pay my college fees afterwards . Do anyone had any ideas or work I can do by managing my school an …

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