PhillyKev 0 #101 April 13, 2004 QuoteI financed my undergraduate (and graduate) school myself. No help from parents. They were paying for my mom's school at the time, as well as my brother's private high school. I did it through federal and private loans, as well as grants and scholarships. I worked 10 hours a week tutoring elementary kids and made $20 an hour doing it. So, you were living on your own? Had your own apartment? Bought all your own groceries? Paid all your own utilities? Paid for your own transportation? Paid for your own medical insurance or expenses? If not, you might want to thank your parents for all the help that they DID give you. Lots of people don't even get a card for their bday from their parents that kicked them out of the house as soon as they could. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #102 April 13, 2004 I lived in the dorms and was on a school meal plan. Both paid for with a student loan. I was on the school's health plan and had my health care needs taken care of on campus. I didn't have a car my freshman year. My sophomore year, I bought a car with my tutoring money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #103 April 13, 2004 QuoteThe point was that minimum wage is not a liveable income and doesn't afford you the ability to go to school. Your entire argument seems to be based around the Stafford loan and its cap of six thousand something dollars. You've ignored other sources of financial aid. Hell, when I was in school I got almost 15K a year in aid (which I am still repaying). I'm sure that it didn't all come from the Stafford loan. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #104 April 13, 2004 There are other forms of financial aid than Stafford Loan. There are Federal Pell Grants for low-income students. There are scholarships for those who have applied themselves in preparation for college. There are more scholarships available to people with financial need than for others. There are other grants. There are other federally-backed unsubsidized student loans that will cover the complete cost of education, but the interest is higher than for subsidized student loans. There are work study programs. Any high school graduate who wants to go to college can go to college. Lindsey QuoteQuoteEVERY SINGLE PERSON who is in school qualifies for federal stafford loans. Period. The loans are more than enough to cover full time attendance at any state school. What??? Stafford load is capped at $6,625 for first year students. Penn State satellite campus first year tuition is $9,621 for PA residents. Not to mention: ESTIMATED room and meal expenses: $6,200 ESTIMATED expenses for books and supplies: $1,100 ESTIMATED expenses for travel and personal supplies: $1,200-2,400 To make up the difference between the costs and what you get from the loan, working at minimum wage you would have to work 2,232 hours a year. That's 48 hours short of a full time job, 40 hours a week for a full year.-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
