Comments on: College Students+Grads, Who paid for your education?scholarship, grants,student loan,worked/paid your own way?

By: jimbell

jimbell — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:59:53 +0000

I had a merit scholarship when I was an undergrad, and I also worked p/t for my department as a research assistant. When I was in grad school, I had a combination of fellowships, TA and RA gigs. I don’t feel like I got a free ride- I am very grateful that I got out of school with no loans, but I worked my arse off to have 4.0 gpa as an undergrad and to get published as a grad.

By: geek_girl

geek_girl — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49:59 +0000

Undergrad: scholarships. . . I had grades to die for and managed to keep them all the way through college to get to keep the best scholarship my school offered
Grad school: teaching/research assistantships that also have paid for all or at least part of my tuition

By: Rebel Man

Rebel Man — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:53:33 +0000

My parents had JUST enough money to pay for it, which was good because I didn’t get a scholarship and I’m not spending 20 years paying off loans.

I had a 96 GPA in high school, made a 27 on the ACT, and had a 3.8 GPA in junior college and still couldn’t get a scholarship. I wonder how people actually get those things.

By: Haley

Haley — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:31:50 +0000

I worked and had scholarships. Do I feel like I got a free pass? Hell no. I was top of my class in high school and continued to be in the top group of students in college.

By: GoldenGirl

GoldenGirl — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:30:38 +0000

A scholarship, a part time job, and very generous parents

By: Jordanna

Jordanna — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:39:44 +0000

My parents paid plus I worked part time.

By: The Fex Sairy

The Fex Sairy — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:50:01 +0000

First two years it was free – honors program. The next two, loans, a Phi Theta Kappa and a volunteer scholarship (Frank Lloyd Right Home and Studio).

But this is the part I don’t understand: why is it that the interest on my student loan is higher than the interest on my mortgage?…. Why is that even allowed?

By: Adollya

Adollya — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:23:43 +0000

I’m a female from a middle class family.

I had a campus job while I was in college and I took out student loans.

I graduated in 1999 and I’m still paying them back but…..I’M ALMOST DONE. I can’t hardly wait!!!!!

By: ProfessorC

ProfessorC — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:47:50 +0000

Gee I thought having scholarships meant I did work my way through! I worked damn hard for scholarships.

My parents were old fashioned and had a college savings account for me. That covered what my scholarships didn’t.

My graduate degrees I paid for by working- and parents left me a sizable inheritance.

By: Rose D

Rose D — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:30:23 +0000

My parents paid for my BA out of savings – when people gave me money as a child, my parents invested it in bonds for me, so that paid for a lot of it. My husband started his BS with a scholarship, but lost it due to bad grades. He then took a job at the university and got 2 free classes per semester. I got a job and later went back for my MS, which was paid for out of savings. I now work at a university, so my employer will pay for my eventual second MS or Ph.D. My husband still works at a university as well, so if he decides to get his MS then it will be funded by his employer.