>>2704287
Get your mom to pay, like I did. That doesn't work? Sell cocaine until you have enough to pay for school, like my friend did.

..Get a fucking job?
It's what I did. Shit sucked for a while, but it got me money.

>>2704345
1. I made more money than my mom last year, and I made well under $20,000.
2. Selling cocaine requires me to know people where I live who might want to buy. I just moved here.

>>2704356
Got a job. In fact, I just got a full-time job today and that's what prompted me to post. But it's not going to pay for school, and I'm not going to be 50 when I finish my medical degree because I can only go every third year, thanks.

Tuition waivers. Do INCREDIBLY well your first semester (okay, not INCREDIBLY well, Dean's List well will suffice) and you can apply for merit-based tuition waivers, provided your college has a plan for something like that.

That's how I did it. Paid for the first semester, every semester afterwards I only paid the activation fee.

>>2704359
>>2704373
And why are loans off the table anyways, are you some convicted felon wannabe gynecologist?

>NIGHTMARE MODE: Find a way to pay for grad school/med school as well.
Do well enough to get them to pay you or don't go at all. (At least for grad school; med school probably isn't the same way).

>>2704359
Its impossible, just accept it.
You're better off trying to make a decent sum of money and investing it somewhere with a potentially high return.

But those are all going to be high risk investments, so the chance of losing it will be high also.

>>2704383
No, I have no established credit and everyone in my immediate family makes less money than I do, i.e. no cosigners. And especially in today's economy where we got in trouble for giving out too much goddamn money, I seriously doubt that they are going to give me a break.

>>2704405
... have you ever heard of FAFSA? How old are you?

There's always stripping.

Have a penis you say?

The drug trade it is then.

>>2704378
Never heard of tuition waivers, but it's a fantastic start. I'm writing this down.
>>2704397
It's not impossible. I've heard of people writing companies with form letters asking for small sums of money to help pay for college, and paying for private schools completely through donation. (I'm trying this as well). I'm going to make it work.

>>2704405
Oh god, please don't go to school.
Right now is a great time to get a loan, retard.
The reason creditors are hurting, is because they can't give out enough loans right now, because nobody wants to spend money on jack shit right now.

You just need to find the right place.

work construction. it's hard work and you won't be able to do much else aside from eat and sleep, but you should get paid ten bucks an hour with no experience and work over 40hrs/week.

ten-hour days plus an eight-hour saturday made me $670 per week when i first started. taxes take a lot of that, but it's still a pretty serious amount of money.

>>2704438
There is a reason they fucking LOWER the interest rates during times like this, to give incentives to people.

>>2704437
Yeah well, I'm sure that works when companies aren't laying off thousands of workers to make their stocks go up an extra penny.
Today, good luck.
You'll be better off finding and working for a company that will help you pay for college.
Down here in the south, our local grocery store, HEB helps it's college-aged employees pay for college after a certain amount of time spent working there.
That is an example.

Also, best bet: community college for 2 years, and run a shitload of transferable college credits. This will save you thousands.

If you're musically adept, learn to play the bassoon, oboe, or french horn. Those three instruments are in highest demand among college bands, and most colleges with a respectable music program will offer you full tuition to play for them.

>>2704413
Pell Grants and annual low interest loans don't cover half my expenses. I apply to FASFA yearly to see what I qualify for, and 9 times out of 10 the school won't give you half of what you are eligible for.

>>2704438
Tell that to the four banks that turned me down for a $200 personal loan.

>>2704450
No... shit...?
That exactly what I just said.
Why do you think GM is handing out credit lines like hotcakes right now, and just filed GMAC as a bank?

>>2704475
Personal loan?
Why would you file for a personal loan for school...?
Also what banks?
Also how old are you and what state do you live in?
Needz the info to give better advice.

>>2704482
Yeah sorry, ment to reinforce you but misquoted the wrong post.

OP: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ go go go

>>2704482

I think he was backing you up.

By the by, I agree with the community college thing. Simply put, it's much cheaper per credit at a CC than at a University.

If you get into medical school you will have no problem getting a loan, a very very small number of students drop out at that level and loaners are very confident in giving money to these students.

If you are planning on sticking it out through med school you should be fine, doctors are actually in demand and if you choose the right field you will end up making SERIOUS cash. You will be able to pay it back in a couple years tops.

Grow mushrooms and then sell them. I am able to gather over $2000 dollars a month of supplemental income by doing this. It is the way I am paying my debts. School and other

>>2704502
Keyword here is "if" you choose the right field.
These days, honestly, the demand for doctors is on a massive decline due to the incoming fear of the entire health care system being destroyed by the government.

>>2704492
I didn't need a personal loan for school. I needed a personal loan for travel expenses, but I was making the example to refute the whole "great time to get a loan bit", seeing as I was considered too high-risk for a couple hundred bucks to buy a plane ticket. The banks were Bank of America, WaMu, Chase and Wells Fargo, which I am aware isn't a bank.

20, I applied for this shit in Florida but I just moved to Oregon.

2 years ago I applied through 2 or 3 companies for student loans, and every one of them demanded a cosigner. Seeing as nobody can/will cosign for me, I'm boned.

>>2704529

So wrong. Just because the health care system is changing doesnt mean there will suddenly be less people needing doctors.

move to Canada.

register with the Labrador Inuit Association.

do some paperwork.

???

all expenses paid.

>>2704500
See:
>>2704475

>>2704529
General practitioners maybe, but I figure by the time I am at the point where I can choose a specialty field or do a MD/PhD program, I can better gauge the state of the economy and what's in demand.

join the Army and get the money through the GI bill

>>2704511
Is growing shrooms easy and/or easy to hide? I was considering growing weed but this takes lamps and care and all that shit, and hard to hide.

>>2704541
They don't hand out loans to people to buy plane tickets, kid. That's what credit cards are for, they probably didn't give you the loan because they didn't see any reason to and it would be virtually a sunk cost.
Best thing to do, in your case honestly, is to hunker down. Moving around is very bad for creditors to trust you, it looks sketchy on your part. Second, pick a bank and stick with them, my personal recommendation would be Bank of America, because they are good people. Open a savings and checking there. Save money, use the checking account regularly. In about 6 months to a year after that, then apply for a credit card. Start throwing shit on the card and pay it all off immediately. Credit isn't something that is built overnight, they don't hand out 20,000 dollar loans to people for no reason anymore.

Again, community college is a great place to start, costs under 1,000 dollars per semester in most cases, and most of the credits should be transferable.
While you're paying for CC, you can build up your credit and finally apply for a real loan, and go to whatever school it is you want to go to.

I'm not sure what dream world you live in, but it's obviously not reality. Wake up, kid.

>>2704580
>>2704580
>>2704580
>>2704580
Honestly, why was this not suggested earlier? Join the navy. You have 0 to 0.01 percent chance of dying in combat and you get signing bonuses, free housing, access to NEX, the list goes on.

>>2704548
Seriously, did you even read what you just said?
Having a more preventative health care system will do exactly that, dipshit. This is exactly what democrats want to do, rape doctors of all the mad cash they make.

You best be joking.

>>2704632
Chair Force > Navy

Plus in the military you can start training in whatever doctor field you want too. Looks great on your resume.

You get two jobs, get a minimum of 4 hours of sleep or less a night, do nothing but study in your spare time, and be in debt for the first 5-10 years once you graduate. Yes you will have no social life, and no downtime, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

But you're going to Med school and Grad school, then you're going to be making 6 figures within the first year. So taking out student loans, and other loans would be okay.

Also if its not too late and you're in such dire need, I would look for some sort of financial aid program? Also if you take work study at some colleges the college actually pays for part of your tuition.

>>2704614
I already have a checking and savings account with Bank of America. I was building credit when I got tossed out on my ass and couldn't pay my credit card bill for five months, hence my current predicament.

Like I said, I'm going to make it happen. If I have to work full time while in school full time, whatever. Donate a kidney? I only need one.
"Wake up, kid" wasn't one of the options. Just because I don't have someone to pay my way doesn't mean it's impossible.

>>2704668
How do I work study

Seriously though, military is EZ-Mode for school money, plus it will teach you life lessons and give you experiences you will never forget.

>>2704697

When you register for your classes you go and talk to an adviser and see if your college even offers it, and if there are positions open. Most colleges usually have the "first come first serve'' policy on work study programs. But it also counts as a general elective credit, I think. At least it does at my University.

>>2704685
>couldn't pay my credit card bill for five months, hence my current predicament.
You are fucked for 5+ years.
I really hate to break the bad news to you, but you won't be getting any sort of loan, any time soon.

You're best off doing what I said.
C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
It's really not as bad as you think, and it's the same goddamn education as going to a university, and the credits all count the same. Except it's a fraction of the cost.

>>2704710
Ineligible for service.

>>2704733
How in the world can you be ineligible for service given the massive military shortage we face currently? No offense but anyone with half a functioning brain and 3+ limbs is pretty much just one signature short of being shipped out.

>>2704731
If I am trying to pay for the majority of college with student loans, I couldn't agree more. But the whole purpose of this thread is to find creative solutions to get around loans completely.

>>2704731

If OP is from the suburbs Community College may not be an option for him.

>>2704765
It's a long and embarrassing story, but let's just say I used to have a full ride ROTC scholarship to a private university that guaranteed me O-2 and a pretty sweet 7-year contract, and now I'm ineligible for service.

Wait til your 53, then get into grad school with life/work experience substituting for the undergrad school I never had. (No one in my family ever, on any side, ever in the past or present has a college degree.) Oh and work for the uni so all my fees are paid. Sweeeeet!

>>2704447
no response to this? honestly, you seem so willing to work your ass off. do it. work construction.

it's terrible to work while you're in school. you miss the entire experience. study and hang out with friends for nine months, then work construction for three months. i made almost exactly the same amount of money working construction for half a summer as i did working a regular job for a full summer. same pay rate, but i only worked 40 hours per week during the full summer.

>>2704766
I also gave you a somewhat creative solution to that as well.

Save some money, and invest.
Watch the markets for a couple weeks, listen to the news, buy some shares, and make some money. If you play it correctly, you could walk out with a fair amount of cash, especially with the way things are going in today's markets.

Use your scientific knowledge to turn yourself into a minority or something, then they'll throw you through college. There's a creative solution, put your mind to it.

Make a deal with the state of Alaska to work up there as a doctor when you're done.

You'll spend 6 quirky years having fun and adventures. And you get to sleep with a hot pilot chick.

>>2704786
Well, you are anon, might as well invigorate this otherwise bland thread with the details of the loss of this scholarship, seeing as it is quite pertinent to your current predicament.

>>2704807
I've applied to several construction companies along with the other six dozen applications and resumes I've put out in the last two months, and I've had one call back for an interview, which was today. I'm fortunate a friend pretty much landed me a job or I'd still be looking.

>>2704781
I live in the burbs, and I go to CC.

He said he lives in Florida, I'm sure there's plenty of CCs around there.
Become like a radiologist or something, that only takes like a year and a half of training or some shit, and you can make decent money doing it.
Plus that's starting your medical field career too.
There's supposedly a big demand for radiologists, so I dunno.

>>2704814
I don't know my ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to investment.

>>2704834
Also, are you good at bullshitting?
I know some of the highest grossing Sears stores are based over in Florida. If you can work your way into a commissioned sales position there, you could easily make 40-50k full time as long as you were decent at selling.

Terrible to work in school? Maybe, but many have no choice. I work half time and student full time, plus I live 45 mi. from work and uni, plus I do prof. projects, my own thesis project, and maintain a fleet of 4 old cars (daily driver status all).

>>2704834

Wow Mexican here and I can find construction jobs easily as fuck and im getting tons of fucking grants just for being a minority

FUCK YEA AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

College is college. People only go to expensive private schools for the prestige. It's like buying kleenex over store brand tissues.

Do your general courses at CC and then transfer to a better school and get your degree at said school.

You save 1/3rd of the tuition from the better school.

>>2704837
>>2704856
I moved to Oregon two months ago. CC my final option, but only if I'm significantly short on being able to at least pay for the first year.

>>2704866
I am strongly considering listing myself as a poor lesbian jewish black crippled woman who was affected by Hurricane Katrina and has family that has lived off of food stamps, has used TANF and lives in subsidized housing on all of my application forms.

>>2704849
There's a lot of online education courses on investment, and it's really not that hard after you get the hang of it, and the trends of the news and markets. It's obvious you don't want to go down that path, so I'll drop it anyway.

>>2704906

Describes your looks bro and vagluey what you would associate your last name with.

>>2704834
wow. i don't know what to say. i guess the situation's different in your area, but when i was in construction anyone but recently convicted criminals would get a shot.

it was an easy job to get and a hard job to do. if i was five minutes late my boss would say "oh, i thought you quit." apparently no one actually quit, they'd just stop coming to work. new hires lasted a couple weeks, on average.

>>2704906
CC should be your first option, given your situation. I don''t know why you're being an ignorant faggot about it.
I think it's been repeated several times in this thread that it's pretty much the best route to go and is pretty much the same thing. 8/10 of my professors teach at my local state uni also, but teach at the CC for fun and extra cash.

>>2704924
Speaking of needing to go to school, I hear Trollan University is signing people up for classes.

easy just get born into a rich family problem solved

>>2704945

Least I went to school

Unlike you. =3

>>2704936
CC is most certainly on the table, but still my plan B.
>>2704948
I rolled a 4 on my wealthy family check.
>>2704954
oburn? Happy someone could pay for yours. Congrats.

Welp I've got work study programs and tuition waivers added to my list of ways to pay for shit.

Thanks for the help, anon + Republicunt.

Seconding the community college thing. There should be no question in your mind about it--it's by FAR your best option. You should not only use CC to get your general ed out of the way and make yourself more transferable to universities; you should take ANY AND ALL CLASSES RELATED TO YOUR FIELD while you're there. You're basically getting the same shit for a tiny, tiny fraction of the price. It's like if you went out to buy a 50" LCD that supposedly goes for $3000 and the store next door was selling it for $150 but you refused to get it from there because that store doesn't have as pretty of a sign in front. There's no reason for you to not go to community college and milk that shit for all it's worth.

I fucken love this guy. OK he's a pig, but.... awwww I just love this guy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28545081/

>>2708174
Think you got the wrong thread, comanche.

If you are a woman, sell your eggs.

get a job you bloody idiot.

I have a full ride scholarship for my tuition and another decently sized scholarship paying for all of my books.

Basically, I got a really good ACT score, got lucky enough to be one of the ten finalists for the scholarship, and then wrote an absolute bullshit essay about success that I didn't really believe but sounded REALLY FUCKING GOOD and got one of their full rides.

Fuck year.

:P

Join the army, get your tuition paid for you.

>>2709030
I concur.
Marines, Navy, and Air Force wanted me to drop out of college on my 3rd year in, enlist for 5 years, then come back and finish school.

FUCK THAT.

Army came up to me and said "Finish College first. We'll pay for Med School"

seriously though, go to community college. don't be a snooty fuck.

if you really apply yourself and do amazingly there, it's even better than doing well in high school as far as transferring to another school. go cheaply for a year, work as hard as you say you're willing to, and you can easily get a full scholarship to a university.

>>2708912
I've got a job. Read the fucking thread.
Job doesn't cover my living expenses + college, one or the other.

>>2709014
What scholarship? Was it given by the school, or an outside source? I did really well on the SAT and ACT, so maybe I qualify for something similar.

>>2709030
>>2709112
Already explained this. Ineligible for service. I was originally going to school paid by Uncle Sam's checkbook.

>>2709174
I am absolutely not turning down the community college option. I just want to see how close I can get to paying for it without going as possible. If I can afford it, I go to 4-year. If not, I take three semesters at a CC and call it a day. But I have six months to raise money, and I think I can do it.

>>2709852
It was by the college I went to (Devry,) each location gives out 2 full rides and 5 or summat half rides a year.

It really depends on the college. My brother got better ACT and SAT scores than me, much better grades, and all that shit and only got a half ride at OSU, because they gave all the full rides to niggers. Devry doesn't give a flying fuck what color your skin is, which is why me and another white dude got the full rides for the Devry I went to. Granted, the other guy is a fucking psychopath and will probably go on to start a cult.

>>2709852
I don't think you get what people are saying about community college. We're not saying to settle with an associates degree that will get you a slightly better job. We mean cut out a fuckton of money by taking the first two years at CC. Don't "take three semesters at a CC and call it a day." take four or five (or however man you need) and transfer to a university, all the while building up your work experience and credit so that it will help you when you need it. Even if you can pay out of pocket for a 4 year, I would still suggest a CC as long as it's a good one and its credits will transfer (you need to make sure of that before all else).

This is what I'm doing...I'm also the fag asking for full time student tax break advice at >>2709560

Don't you fuckers make me go to yahoo answers.

>>2709991
No, I understand. I need roughly three semesters worth of classes for my AA. But my SAT/ACT scores and my financial information is such that I can probably get in to a 4-year for the same price out of MY pocket as community college. So why go to CC if I can go to a 4 year for the same personal cost? If the scholarships and shit don't go through, then CC is my better economical option.

I don't know why you guys think I'm misunderstanding the whole CC thing. I know it's cheaper.

>>2710026
Ahh, well you can still get grants and scholarships for Community College, but it's fine if you can do that...so long as you can maintain the scholarship.