11-24-2010, 03:47 PM
(11-24-2010, 08:40 AM)Virtual Bison Wrote: 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.