How do i pay for college?!?

Question:

I want to go to Pennsylvania College of Technology in the fall of 2007 but unfortuneately i have no money to get there.I might be getting a job with a place that will pay for my schooling but at $20,000 a year i don't think they'll cover the whole cost.especially for a 4 year program which would cost $80,000. and i don't think financial aid will help me much either... I really want to go to this college. How can i get enough money to go?

Answer:
Here's a rough outline of the basic financial aid process.

1. Do your IRS 1040 draft so that you have all the data you need for the FAFSA.

2. File your FAFSA online as quickly after January 1 of each year as possible, to get as close to the front of the line for free financial aid as you can.

+ http://www.FAFSAonline.com

3. Start your scholarship search. There's a free eBook on using Google and search engines for scholarships here:

+ http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/...

4. Hit up the major scholarship web sites:

+ http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com...
+ http://www.scholarshippoints.com...
+ http://www.FastWeb.com
+ http://www.CollegeBoard.com
+ http://www.sfa.ufl.edu:16080/scholarship...
+ http://www.uncf.org/scholarships...
+ http://www.internationalscholarships.com...

5. Once you've exhausted scholarship options, aim for federal student loans.

+ http://www.StaffordLoan.com
+ http://www.ParentPLUSLoan.com

6. Once you've exhausted federal loans, aim for private student loans.

+ http://www.alternativestudentloan.com...
+ http://www.acteducationloans.com...
+ http://www.GradLoans.com
+ http://www.privatestudentloans.com...

7. After that, locate a good job on or near campus.

+ http://www.craigslist.org

8. Once you're done with school, consolidate your student loans.

+ http://www.studentloanconsolidator.com...

Hope this helps!

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go into debt and get Student Loans like the rest of us

Fill out the FAFSA. (Free application for Federal student aid)

Be sure to do this asap because money goes quick, but I got about $8000 this year to go to a school that only cost $6000, and I got to keep the other $2000. With the FAFSA, you may be offered student loans, but if that's all you can get, I guess do it that way.

How do i pay for college?!?

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