How do you pay?

[Shannonram]

I was just curious how you are all paying for you schooling. I just got a letter saying that I don't qualify for a cal-grant. I don't know what this means for me. School is so expensive I hope that I can continue.

[mslaurie65]

I'm on my hubby- GI BILL! I've had some problems with that also, I suppose to be getting paid to go to school, because he is a veteran, but they don't want to pay. So we are back and forth with the state of AL, and the state of GA with this thing, And the school sent me a bill for the course, and we had to straighten that out; I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE ALSO. LET ME KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, I'LL LET U KNOW ABOUT MY UPDATE; HANG IN THERE; WHERE'S THERE A WILL-THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A WAY, WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER!

MZ.JONEZ/TROY UNIVERSITY/ GO TROJANS


"lovin' life and livin' for the LORD"

[Shannonram]

Thank you so much for your encouraging response. I am still hanging in their also and so far things are working. I don't know where you buy your books but I found that half.com has great deals on most all books.

[Toasty]

I'm getting grants and loans from Sallie Mae. I've not had any problems this time (except for a screw up that the school made but quickly fixed) I get book vouchers from the school. They take it out of the aid money that I get. Once those are done (they only give vouchers for the first 3 terms) then I'm probably gonna have to pay for books out of pocket (yech)

"A house without books is like a room without windows."

 

~Horace Mann

[mendedrose]

With Phoenix Online/ Axia College I did FAFSA and a stafford loan with Wells Fargo. This time around with Westwood I am trying to do FAFSA, Sallie Mae Stafford Loan, and a Sallie Mae signature (aka personal) loan.

 

[Shannonram]

Do you think when you are done that these loans are going to be hard to pay off? I have heard a lot of bad things about school loans. I have one myself and I just want to be prepared.

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[mendedrose]

Not sure if they are necessarily if they will be hard to pay off, but I know the monthly payments aren't to high. my hubby is only having to pay fifty some odd dollars a month toward his. Same with me when I have to start paying them off. Also with the amount of money I should be making from my career I am not to worried about it. My school will find me a job for the rest of my life.

Quoting Shannonram:

Do you think when you are done that these loans are going to be hard to pay off? I have heard a lot of bad things about school loans. I have one myself and I just want to be prepared.

[4kidsandadog]

I am getting a $2000 grant from my school for good grades, I get a Federal Pell grant and the balance we are paying with a Wachovia Student Loan. 6 months after I graduate I have to start paying $50 a month on it. Hopefully it will be so worth it I won't mind paying it! LOL.

[MommyMichell693]

my parents pay for my school, but thats just so i can stay on the insurance otherwise i dont get insurance if im not in school.... but next semester i'll be able to get financial aid because of the baby.

[Shannonram]

Quoting MommyMichell693:

my parents pay for my school, but thats just so i can stay on the insurance otherwise i dont get insurance if im not in school.... but next semester i'll be able to get financial aid because of the baby.

That is awesome that your parents are able to do that.

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[cinlaw]

I am one of the lucky ones that max out the pell grant amount plus I get student loans which covers most of the cost.  After the loans it takes about 1/2 of my pell grant to finish paying for everything but I end up not having any out of pocket expense.