Who pay your college tuition fees?
By amylan
@amylan (187)
France
June 4, 2009 12:09pm CST
Hi Mylotters, here's a issue just came up to me: the tuition fee of the master program that i'm going to apply this year has just been doubled thus become rediculously expensive, so I'm thinking about how to finance my next 2 college years. I know that usually there're several ways: 1)parents pay;2) student loans; 3)scholarships and fellowships; 4) earn some money yourself.
Here in my case,I'm not qualified for a student loan and i'm fearing that if the job market is not very well when I graduate, I'm certainly gonna end up miserably with a loan to pay back. And also even the scholarship is not enough to pay the doubled tuition cost. Of course I'll get some financial support from my parents, but I feel kind of embrassing by asking such a hugh amount of money as I'm a grownup already. And plus wish I could find some part-time job to share the expenses. So how about you? Are you going to college on credits or you get financial aid from somewhere else?
3 responses
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
6 Jun 09
hi amylan,
I came from India and in India it is duty of parents to see that their children study up to what ever level they can. As far as I am concerned it is my Dad who is financing my education 100% apart from my living costs in big city and everything. In India students dont do any job and their only job is to study till the education is over and this way we have lot less tensions in life and can concentrate more on education. Also if you are good student here in India and can get in to Govt colleges then cost is not much. My entire course cost that includes tution fees and hostel fees is not more than a 1000$ a year and thinking that i am doing a medical degree it is on costlier side.
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@amylan (187)
• France
6 Jun 09
Hi agrim, seems that you guys have a really preferential price for the high education. Basically in my culture it's the parents to afford the educational costs as long as it's within their capacity. My parents have offered to pay my tuitition fees including the master program, but I spend at least 20 grands euros per year, namely about 30,000 U.S. dollars, which I think could more or less affect my parents' financial stability as well as their level of living. Apparently that's the situation I try to avoid, even though I know I'm gonna be able to pay them back after finishing my study.
@paulakool17 (123)
• Philippines
5 Jun 09
Hello. It is my last year in college (hopefully) and all throughout my college life, I have my educational plan paying my tuition fee that my parents used to pay when I was little. My parents only add a little more amount to fully pay the tuition fee so that we would not be paying additional charges if it wouldn't be fully payed. I am so grateful that I have my educational plan because it really helped us lessen the expenses most specially our tuition fee is really costly.
@amylan (187)
• France
5 Jun 09
Good to hear that! An earlier planning is always benefiting. Just a little question: By the educational plan you mean by a kind of social safety program or a muturel funds? I myself had one when I was little, where my parents paid monthly and I finally got reimbursements with interests. It's still a sort of saving but with a preferential interest rates. But it's arranged according to the tuition standards of public colleges, while I attend a private one charging ten times more...
@animegirl334 (3263)
• United States
9 Dec 09
I am paying for my own tuition with the help of scholarships and government aid. I saved up some money while I was in high school so I could afford to pay for my tuition. I tried looking for a job too but it is difficult for students to find jobs here. Tuition fees have increased for me too. Maybe you can borrow some money from your parents to help with tuition and pay them back when you find a job.
