SkydiveNFlorida 0 #1 May 17, 2005 Pls take poll. Multiple answers allowed. thx. -A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #2 May 17, 2005 Anyone who got into my school (Cooper Union) got a full scholarship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #3 May 17, 2005 I'm lucky, my parents paid for the first 3 years of college...however...because the tuition is going through the roof at Purdue...even for in-state...I'm looking into student loans...and I don't qualify for scholarships because my parents make too much, but I don't feel like bankrupting them out of their retirement...so I'm taking on the burden when I move, which will hopefully be in a semester... Thanks Mom and Dad!!!~R+R...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #4 May 17, 2005 Parents paid. I didn't qualify for financial aid because my parents weren't in debt up to their eyeballs.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrock 0 #5 May 17, 2005 Thank God for the National Merit Scholarship Program and the stress that some schools place on the number of National Merit Scholars they have attending. Because of them, I got paid to go to school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 15 #6 May 17, 2005 I got a total of $2500 per semester total help, everything else was loans. Parents kicked me loose once I turned 18 basically. My mom was making about 8 an hour at that so she could'nt help. I worked 40+ hours a week, carried a pager/cell for work and took 18-20 credits per semester year round. I kinda miss those days of getting about 6 hours sleep total since I was up all night doing homework then heading to te DZ every weekend to jump hard on the limited money I had left after rent and bills.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sen.Blutarsky 0 #7 May 17, 2005 Undergraduate amounted to a full ride and I would like to take this time and thank my former sponsors: the wonderful University of Michigan, the State of Michigan, and the right honorable gentleman A. Alfred Taubman (I _think_ he's been paroled by now ...). I also worked several jobs and received a language-based scholarship. All of which I needed since Ma & Pa Blutarsky were too busy divorcing themselves and at least 3 or 4 other happy folks (apiece) to notice that I'd gone away somewhere When better women are made, Faber men will make them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JRock 0 #8 May 17, 2005 I never had school loans because I went to a very inexpensive school. Thank Goodness... cuz due to skydiving... I have the equivalent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #9 May 17, 2005 Currently I am still in college. I have been working for 10 years on my AA. I had 3 student loans and paid off 2. I am in deferrment on the 3rd and just applied for a 4th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bob.dino 0 #10 May 17, 2005 University fees don't exist in Ireland , though there are some admin charges. Means-tested cost-of-living grants are available, as are merit scholarships. After a four-year degree, my total debt was less than €4000, and that was mostly due to an alcoholic summer in NYC . Paid off within six months of leaving university. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pleifer 0 #11 May 17, 2005 I'm still not done racking up the student loans I'm done (BS in business) this summer, and figure it will take me 3-4 years to pay off the loans, 5-6 if my truck dies.... and 90 to 95 years if I meet the 'right' girl 150- 160 years if I meet the right girl and my truck dies.... _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dagny 0 #12 May 17, 2005 Still in school, still borrowing. I owe more to loan companies than I'm worth including everything I own! I should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. Everyone keeps saying not to worry, that it will all work out in time. So, have faith...loans are kind of like a mortgage payment. Remember that it's an investment in your future and that is something that appreciates! Oh, yes, that and I'll never be alone in the world. Sallie Mae won't let me...Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsled92 0 #13 May 17, 2005 I have NO Bills from College. My wife(a times estranged) won't apy up even when I give her my O.T. money and the Tax return! how freakin lazy!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 259 #14 May 17, 2005 Where's the "I didn't go to college" option? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #15 May 17, 2005 Got out in 1997 and was able to finally pay off my loans in the last 2 years. I graduated HS with almost a 4.0 so I had received 2 merit scholarships, and one hardship scholarship (my mom has MS and is blind). They were only good for 2 years, 100% the first year and 50% the second year, years 3 and 4 were 100% loans.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildcard451 0 #16 May 17, 2005 QuoteStill in school, still borrowing. I owe more to loan companies than I'm worth including everything I own! I should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. Everyone keeps saying not to worry, that it will all work out in time. So, have faith...loans are kind of like a mortgage payment. Remember that it's an investment in your future and that is something that appreciates! Oh, yes, that and I'll never be alone in the world. Sallie Mae won't let me... I feel your pain on that one there. I had a rather fat scholarship to undergrad and I think my parents covered the $3K per year that was left over. By the time I graduate next year though I will be around $150K in debt to uncle sam. Luckily we can defer them for a while. Investing in myself........worst. investment. evar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dagny 0 #17 May 17, 2005 QuoteInvesting in myself........worst. investment. evar. You're crazy! Now, me on the other hand, there's no way I'm worth a quarter million dollars! Sallie Mae musta been smoking crack when they agreed to loan me money! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #18 May 17, 2005 We have a government funded program called HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) My debt at the end of 4 years was about $12000AUD. The year after I started Uni, they altered the HECS scheme and the same degree now cost inexcess of $20,000AUD. I finished Uni in 1998, and I'm still paying it off. Our payments are deducted from our Salary as a percentage of our income.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites propilot 0 #19 May 17, 2005 mother is a Phd and I got free tuition for the first two years, then she quit because of the BS at the school...last 2 years is loans. Inclluding my last 2 years of college, and my Private, Instrument, Commercial Multi, Comercial Single, CFI-I, MEI, and CFI... I am about 40K in the hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyjarrod 0 #20 May 17, 2005 Where's the option: I graduate in 4 days and will have to start paying them off in 6 depressing months? thanx for reminding me about them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rmsmith 1 #21 May 17, 2005 Quote...should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. That's some serious coin if you're studying World Religions, but it's doable if you are going to be a Dentist or Urologist. The industry won't lend a student that much, and the schools won't accept a student unless some real assets exist to see them through the program. You don't come from a trailer park, and I'd bet you have beautiful teeth and nice shoes too...right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unformed 0 #22 May 17, 2005 where's the option for "i owe money but refuse to pay it any reasonable time because i don't think i should have to pay for education, and i'm about to hop the country, since they'll be looking for me very soon"?This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Acensky 0 #23 May 17, 2005 I am still in the process of racking up my loans. Junior in College with another (maybe) 2 years to go. And a new tuck in the near future, I will be paying off loans for a long time. I need to find me a sugar daddy HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Conundrum 1 #24 May 17, 2005 My option is not there. I am just a year out of college, still paying and still plainning on gonig to another school with another loan. Worked the whole time while in college. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gordy 0 #25 May 17, 2005 Still got loads of debt from the student days...will pay it off when I can, not that worried about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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PhreeZone 15 #6 May 17, 2005 I got a total of $2500 per semester total help, everything else was loans. Parents kicked me loose once I turned 18 basically. My mom was making about 8 an hour at that so she could'nt help. I worked 40+ hours a week, carried a pager/cell for work and took 18-20 credits per semester year round. I kinda miss those days of getting about 6 hours sleep total since I was up all night doing homework then heading to te DZ every weekend to jump hard on the limited money I had left after rent and bills.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sen.Blutarsky 0 #7 May 17, 2005 Undergraduate amounted to a full ride and I would like to take this time and thank my former sponsors: the wonderful University of Michigan, the State of Michigan, and the right honorable gentleman A. Alfred Taubman (I _think_ he's been paroled by now ...). I also worked several jobs and received a language-based scholarship. All of which I needed since Ma & Pa Blutarsky were too busy divorcing themselves and at least 3 or 4 other happy folks (apiece) to notice that I'd gone away somewhere When better women are made, Faber men will make them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRock 0 #8 May 17, 2005 I never had school loans because I went to a very inexpensive school. Thank Goodness... cuz due to skydiving... I have the equivalent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #9 May 17, 2005 Currently I am still in college. I have been working for 10 years on my AA. I had 3 student loans and paid off 2. I am in deferrment on the 3rd and just applied for a 4th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #10 May 17, 2005 University fees don't exist in Ireland , though there are some admin charges. Means-tested cost-of-living grants are available, as are merit scholarships. After a four-year degree, my total debt was less than €4000, and that was mostly due to an alcoholic summer in NYC . Paid off within six months of leaving university. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #11 May 17, 2005 I'm still not done racking up the student loans I'm done (BS in business) this summer, and figure it will take me 3-4 years to pay off the loans, 5-6 if my truck dies.... and 90 to 95 years if I meet the 'right' girl 150- 160 years if I meet the right girl and my truck dies.... _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #12 May 17, 2005 Still in school, still borrowing. I owe more to loan companies than I'm worth including everything I own! I should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. Everyone keeps saying not to worry, that it will all work out in time. So, have faith...loans are kind of like a mortgage payment. Remember that it's an investment in your future and that is something that appreciates! Oh, yes, that and I'll never be alone in the world. Sallie Mae won't let me...Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #13 May 17, 2005 I have NO Bills from College. My wife(a times estranged) won't apy up even when I give her my O.T. money and the Tax return! how freakin lazy!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #14 May 17, 2005 Where's the "I didn't go to college" option? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #15 May 17, 2005 Got out in 1997 and was able to finally pay off my loans in the last 2 years. I graduated HS with almost a 4.0 so I had received 2 merit scholarships, and one hardship scholarship (my mom has MS and is blind). They were only good for 2 years, 100% the first year and 50% the second year, years 3 and 4 were 100% loans.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #16 May 17, 2005 QuoteStill in school, still borrowing. I owe more to loan companies than I'm worth including everything I own! I should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. Everyone keeps saying not to worry, that it will all work out in time. So, have faith...loans are kind of like a mortgage payment. Remember that it's an investment in your future and that is something that appreciates! Oh, yes, that and I'll never be alone in the world. Sallie Mae won't let me... I feel your pain on that one there. I had a rather fat scholarship to undergrad and I think my parents covered the $3K per year that was left over. By the time I graduate next year though I will be around $150K in debt to uncle sam. Luckily we can defer them for a while. Investing in myself........worst. investment. evar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #17 May 17, 2005 QuoteInvesting in myself........worst. investment. evar. You're crazy! Now, me on the other hand, there's no way I'm worth a quarter million dollars! Sallie Mae musta been smoking crack when they agreed to loan me money! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #18 May 17, 2005 We have a government funded program called HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) My debt at the end of 4 years was about $12000AUD. The year after I started Uni, they altered the HECS scheme and the same degree now cost inexcess of $20,000AUD. I finished Uni in 1998, and I'm still paying it off. Our payments are deducted from our Salary as a percentage of our income.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
propilot 0 #19 May 17, 2005 mother is a Phd and I got free tuition for the first two years, then she quit because of the BS at the school...last 2 years is loans. Inclluding my last 2 years of college, and my Private, Instrument, Commercial Multi, Comercial Single, CFI-I, MEI, and CFI... I am about 40K in the hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjarrod 0 #20 May 17, 2005 Where's the option: I graduate in 4 days and will have to start paying them off in 6 depressing months? thanx for reminding me about them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #21 May 17, 2005 Quote...should owe in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $250k by the time it's all said and done. That's some serious coin if you're studying World Religions, but it's doable if you are going to be a Dentist or Urologist. The industry won't lend a student that much, and the schools won't accept a student unless some real assets exist to see them through the program. You don't come from a trailer park, and I'd bet you have beautiful teeth and nice shoes too...right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #22 May 17, 2005 where's the option for "i owe money but refuse to pay it any reasonable time because i don't think i should have to pay for education, and i'm about to hop the country, since they'll be looking for me very soon"?This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #23 May 17, 2005 I am still in the process of racking up my loans. Junior in College with another (maybe) 2 years to go. And a new tuck in the near future, I will be paying off loans for a long time. I need to find me a sugar daddy HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #24 May 17, 2005 My option is not there. I am just a year out of college, still paying and still plainning on gonig to another school with another loan. Worked the whole time while in college. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #25 May 17, 2005 Still got loads of debt from the student days...will pay it off when I can, not that worried about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
