Competition is Tough

11th now

I hope that in 2 years the recession ends and colleges become at least slightly more lenient in student admissions.

scholarships...

Only work if you fit in the correct category: African-American, Latino, just out of high school or above 4.2 grades. There are plenty of jobs out there that need college degrees that will pay less than the job that requires it.

I am returning to school after running out of money and working for a while. There are very few scholarships under these circumstances. Given that any good job will require a degree, the $50k price tag seems a bit high for a piece of paper. Especially a technical degree, which may have some outdated either at graduation or a few years later.

I'm in Panic

I heard the competition is tough.. it seems as I must panic in this situation. I'm an international student and I've just graduated my high school. Would that be so tough to get admission in a collage with scholships? If not then would that be getting difficult to get F-1 visa?? Perhaps I'm really panicing in this situation though I've alrad applied in collages.

4.0 Student she was probally a B student with AP classes. If she were a 4.5+ then I would be suprised.

This article is a bunch of crap.

Not a single bit of useful info. Just a lot of whining.

Not that hard.

Seriously? O.K. old article, but, whatever.

Get scholarships - seriously. I must have applied to 300, and I only won 10 - but, those 10 scholarships will pay for 1 1/2 years of my college. Everyone's whining that they can't afford it and turn to loans. I haven't seen a single comment on scholarships in this article, or thread.

...in other words, it's only as tough as you make it.

This is certainly true. As I member of the class of 08, I have had tremendous difficulty figuring out how to pay for college. As a valedictorian with a 4.8 gpa, I can truly say that nothing is certain when it comes to college admissions and costs-

Financial Aid

I am an 2008 high school senior. My mother only makes $29,000 a year. My top choice gave us very little in financial aid. I called in to ask for more money and they told me that they had "given me the maximum." I was crushed. My second choice has given me substantially more money, but it is a less appealing school to me. If I decide to go to my first choice, I would be $28,000 more in debt than if I went to my second choice.

This year is giving me a massive headaches and confusion.

My heart is with the first choice school, but my wallet is with the second choice.