Should I have applied to private colleges to begin with?
Anonymous: A couple of things to keep in mind: 1. Many scholarships automatically renew every single year, so long as the recipient satisfies certain performance requirements. Chances are that any scholarships that you receive will be available to you for all 4 years of school. (In fact, most scholarships are only open to students who are preparing for their freshman year) 2. Regardless of your family income, you will be receiving a form of federal student aid in the form of Stafford loans. You will be able to borrow $5500 for your first year of school, and eventually $6500 and then $7500 in later years. If your parents are willing to borrow to help you with your Cost of Attendance, another government lending program, the PLUS loan (Parents Loan for Undergraduate Students) may be a worthwhile consideration, too. I realize that most students don’t want to borrow to pay for school, but it’s a reality of life for pretty much everyone but the wealthy. The average US graduate left school wi
