Financial Aid Questions

[Virtual Bison]

For the rest she need to get student loans.

This may not be the sort of answer you were looking for, but I worked some sort of job the whole time I was in college, both undergrad and grad school. All my college friends had jobs too, although my friends were usually from work so I suppose that skews the data.

As an UG I usually worked part time during the school year and full time in the summer. I worked full time and studied part time (nights and weekends) in grad school. This often varied depending on the job I had and the classes I had to take.

I'm sure if I'd asked my parents they would have kicked in on tuition or books, but I liked knowing that if I effed up a class it was my responsibility and my money down the drain. I also liked knowing that when I graduated I didn't have a big loan payment hanging over my head.

I realize everybody's situation is different, and that the job market these days doesn't favor students. Still, if possible, I would suggest your daughter avoid getting tangled up in a student loan and pay her own way.

Nothing wrong with working through school but its hard to find a job these days, even for people like myself. I did give her some money but I do not have enough to pay my own mortgage. BTW she may be getting a job as a waitress but getting paid in tips is not really going to cut it.

I thank you for your imput all the same.