OMFG COLLEGE. @_@

[Dynast-Kid]

Go study in the netherlands.

It's all free and you get $3000 dollars a year because you study. And free public transportation.

Lucky duck! ;__;

I'm definitey going to look into scholarships and grants and stuff too. I think i'll be eligible for our state's Hope Scholarship as long as I keep my grades and GPA (currently 3.6) up. Too bad the United Negro College Fund doesn't support any of the school's i'm interested in! xD

I want to go to college out-of-state, so i've also gotta make sure the aid i'm looking for works out in other states.

Well, if you want to go to college out of state, HOPE scholarships don't really work, as as far as I've been told they're specifically for kids who stay home for school.

Hmm...

Well, I was considering knocking off all of the first year basic curriculum stuff (Math, English, History, and Science) at homebefore I really went out to the colleges I was drooling over. My older sister did that, and she says it's alot cheaper, even if it does take longer. She got the Hope Scholarship.

I recently got accepted to the Pratt Institute (I'm going there this fall) which you are interested in, and OMG dude, I can barely afford it.

I only got 6000$ per annum scholarship from them, and it is going like hell to pay. I also got accepted to Parson's (also in NYC), but I did it really late, but I hear they give mega-awesome scholarships to early applicants (my buddy at Wash. Irv. HS got in full.) Parson's is a school more geared towards design, if that is what interests you.

In total at Pratt, if you want to live at the dorms, it's going to cost you upwars of 40,000$ PER YEAR. Parsons is pretty similar. The dorms are O.K. (I am stressing that) and they really, really smell like weed. Not trying to diss Pratt, I am going there and it is a fantastic school, but it's really not fantastic.

If you want to help yourself out for Pratt, I really recommend going on Craigslist or something and ALREADY starting to scope out an APT. for around 600$ monthly (it is possible.) That would help you TREMENDOUSLY financially esp. if you want to save money on living costs. Communting from Jersey City is a good idea too.

I know it's hell, I am going through it right now and barely making it. I only have one parent and she makes only 13,000$ a year before taxes (after it is about 9000$), but you can do it with a lot of scholarships and financial aid.

Also - If you have ever lived or are from overseas, the FAFSA is NOT YOUR FRIEND.

Also I recommend that you apply to Pratt in November WITH the 2007 FAFSA report so as to get the VERY BEST scholarship money they can possibly give you.

Good luck buddy. Hope to see you at Pratt ^_~

Whoa, thanks. Sounds like Pratt's alot more expensive than I was thinking it would be, or at least it's more expensive than FIDM (the other school I like).

I know how you feel 'cause I too only have one parent (dad passed when I was 8), and i'm kind of scared about that! I do have older sisters wh work and pay bills and stuff (me, my niece, and my 3 sisters all live at home with my mom xD) so I dunno, maybe they can help out...

I don't think I can fill out the FAFSA until senior year, but i'm definitely going to do it! And I hear applying early is always your best bet.

Thanks y'all!