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I am a junior at a high school in West Tennessee. I am currently the top student in my class and I am active in several activities outside of school.
My dream is to go to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and major in Motion Picture and Television. The annual budget for an undergraduate student is around $31,000.
My parents make a little over $100,00 annually, but they have told me that they cannot afford to pay for much of my college. In between scholarships, grants, work-study and small student loans, would it be entirely unrealistic of me to raise enough money each year.
I am incredibly uncertain about the scholarship scene, how easy it is to win money, and whether or not it could cover a fraction of the costs. My dream is to attend this school, and I would be willing to do whatever it took to accomplish my goal.
I’ve gained an impressive collection of bookmarks to scholarship searching websites, but I’m looking for a real-world answer. Thanks!
You will have the most luck at scholarships going directly to this school and asking them. Because of your parents high income, I doubt you would qualify for grants or work study at any school.
I also worry that most outside sources of scholarships will not be impressed with your school choice the "Academy of Art" does not exactly scream Academia. Sorry – just real world answer and option for all it’s worth. Have at least 5 schools with varying degrees of cost if you can’t come up with scholarships that will go anywhere and not just the school that issues them. Make sure you list state schools as well if your folks aren’t going to help you.
Also a word of warning about an expensive school like this, even if you do manage to scrape together 30,000 for your first year, you will have to continue doing it for the next 3 years. Kids are sometimes so pleased they accomplished this the first year they forget they are going to have to keep doing it and drop out after a year or two for lack of funds… then they are a drop out with a debt of 60K and nothing to show for it but loan payments they can’t afford.
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March 8th, 2010 at 3:01 am
You will need to take out student loans.
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March 8th, 2010 at 3:23 am
You will have the most luck at scholarships going directly to this school and asking them. Because of your parents high income, I doubt you would qualify for grants or work study at any school.
I also worry that most outside sources of scholarships will not be impressed with your school choice the "Academy of Art" does not exactly scream Academia. Sorry – just real world answer and option for all it’s worth. Have at least 5 schools with varying degrees of cost if you can’t come up with scholarships that will go anywhere and not just the school that issues them. Make sure you list state schools as well if your folks aren’t going to help you.
Also a word of warning about an expensive school like this, even if you do manage to scrape together 30,000 for your first year, you will have to continue doing it for the next 3 years. Kids are sometimes so pleased they accomplished this the first year they forget they are going to have to keep doing it and drop out after a year or two for lack of funds… then they are a drop out with a debt of 60K and nothing to show for it but loan payments they can’t afford.
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March 8th, 2010 at 3:58 am
L O A N S & pell grants & a job
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March 8th, 2010 at 4:40 am
My parents make $90, 000 a year – making it impossible to get anything from FAFSA – and have given me NOT ONE CENT.
I made it into Duquesne which is 32k a year on my own.
Let your parents know they will have to sacrifice a lifestyle for your education, but it is the best investment they could make.
With your grades and especially your involvement any normal school would give you at least $10000 in scholarships and grants. Have your parents pay as much as they can and take out loans. do NOT settle for a lesser education. Take it from me, I’m a transfer student because of i went to a school that didn’t challenge me, but gave me lots of $
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