Saturday, January 15, 2011

Financing

If I do get accepted into a graduate school program, a new problem arises. How will I pay for it? Like I said before, I am broke.
i still need money
Even with a T.A. position, I will still need to have money to live off of and pay for any extra expenses related to school. I have a few options. I can take out a student loan. I can work throughout college and pay for it all myself. I can also apply for grants and scholarships. Obviously, the most favorable option would to apply for scholarships and not have to pay anything back. I have done some research on various loans/scholarships/grants, including another outline of the T.A. position in order to clarify various means of paying for college.

Type-Name Amount Requirements Deadline
Sigma Tau Delta Senior Scholarship Max $3,000 Essay
2 Recs
Transcripts
Past Due [I am currently waiting to hear back from this scholarship]
Sigma Tau Delta Graduate Scholarship Max $3,000 Essay
2 Recs
Transcripts
November 22
Sallie Mae Fixed Payment Loan Any $25/monthly in school payment Whenever
Sallie Mae Interest Payment Loan Any Make full payments while in school Whenever
Clemson Teaching Assistantship $11,374 (1st year)
$13,724 (2nd year)
Application,
Research Assistance,
Administrative Support,
Tutoring
February 1

As I continue to find more ways to finance graduate school, I will update this list.

A Question for my Readers

How have you financed graduate school?

1 comment:

  1. Maybe working for a year and putting money away for grad school is another possible option for you to consider.

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