danastark
Posted : 6/18/2009 4:37:48 PM
Ugghhhh, I feel your pain. My eldest is heading to college this year and we didn't qualify for federal aid at all....... We're in that tight spot where we make too much to qualify, but not enough to pay for her schooling without pinching pennies and needing loans.
We applied for a student loan through Sallie Mae for my daughter, subsidized means your parents sign on to guarantee payment if I remember right. She does not have to start paying back her loan until she is employed and graduated. We applied, as parents for a Federal Plus loan which goes along with the student loan and gets better interest rates, if I remember.
Go to FastWeb.com and apply for any scholarships you can, too. Goodluck to you. It's terrible that school costs sooooo much now.