Going to school and money

[bigbri13]

Alright so I'm pretty set on going to this school and playing lax there. It has my major, its small (the way I like it), its catholic (my religion) has good academics, so its pretty much the best fit college for me and I'll be playing lax there. The only problem is that its a little pricy. Should I throw away all of this just because its a little too expensive, or should I go to this perfect school for my personality and not worry about the money till later?

[schratxs20]

what school?

[bigbri13]

I'm pretty sure Mt. St. Mary's

[bigbri13]

I mean its like the perfect college for me personally but its a little expensive, What should I do? Any ideas?

[lacrosseman192]

Will you be paying to go there yourself and be working jobs around lax and school or will your parents be paying or a combination of them

[tomxtr]

Apply for loans, grants, etc.

[bigbri13]

Combo, I think I'm taking out a student loan and my parents are paying for it now.

[Lax818]

If you have GOOD grades, they are fairly generous with academic scholarship money. You won't know until you apply how much scholarship money they will offer as well as any needs based financial assistance.

[bigbri13]

I had 1 of 18 4.0 averages in high school but I can't get the academic scholarships there because its only for high school seniors and I'm a transfer

[halen]

What is a good student loan organization that helps students take out student loans without having a co-signer? Please respond as soon as possible because I am trying to search for student loans without a co-signer before I go back to school in the fall of 2008. I need a qualified co-signer and I don't know if a member of my family is willing to do that. So please if you know of any organizations or whatever that helps students with loans without a co-signer please let me know.

[laxfan59]

Your best bet is to speak directly to someone in the Financial Aid office at the school that you are interested in; they would be able to give you information that is a lot more accurate than what you would get on a message board.

[The Doors]

take out the loans. I graduated my from my undergrad school 70k in debt. The loan repayment sucks, but its by no means unbearable. You can spread it out over 30 years, so you really aren't paying that much when you first graduate, but more when you move on later in life.

If you feel that St. Mary's is the place for you, I say go there. Your 4 yrs in college should be the best time of your life. Don't worry about the money till afterwards

[bigbri13]

thanks dude, now just getting on the team is my next obstacle