Paying for College

[Wetzel]

It may be too late for you, but consider taking as many AP classes as you can. My sister is likely going to get credit for 10ish courses just from AP classes in high school. Since that doesn't cost anything extra, thats her freshman year of college, free.

Wetzel

[Melissa Nute]

I'm on my own for college too. Lucky for me I received one of the FIRST scholarships to WPI so that covers a big chunk of it. What isn't cover from that and my corporate national merit award, I work full time to pay for. I moved off campus after my freshman year to save on some costs since its cheaper in the long run. Working full time isn't the best option always for students going to school though. I'm one of 3 people that work full time at my job that handle going to school full time too. Depending on the company though, you may get some money back for being a student also with Tution Assistance.

There are always loans out there though. When you decide on what school you want to go to they will more than likely send you a packet of places to get loans from that aren't the goverment ones.

[Kel D]

You can get a scholarship from ROTC for tuition and also sometimes for books and you get a stipend each month. If you are a tech major, you have a very good chance of getting one (well I can really only speak from Air Force ROTC experience because that is what I am in). But yeah, you have to complete the program which requires some work and commitment and you owe the Air Force a few years of active duty, but hey, it's a possibility.