I live in mighigan my moms a single parent My grades arent as high as they could be Money is a big problem My biggest dream is to go to college in california Is it a realistic dream? could i make it happen? how?
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Beeswax: Do you want the honest answer, or the "everything's possible when you dare to dream" answer? I can give you either one, but I would prefer to give you the honest one. Almost every state in the country (Minnesota is one of the very rare exceptions) charges non-state residents a lot more money to attend state universities than they charge students whose parents are legal residents of that state. States do this because the state residents subsidize the cost of university education through the taxes they pay every year. Some states charge considerably more - and California is about the 'worst' of them all. If you've been reading the paper lately, you may have heard that California is suffering from an overwhelming budget crisis - this has actually been going on for quite a while. One way the legislature has been trying to increase the amount of revenues that the state takes in is to ratchet up the costs for non-resident students who wish to attend a California state university. Non-residents pay $339 a credit hour more than residents do - in other words, non-California residents pay $1017 more for EVERY 3-credit course they take. Multiply that by 4 years of coursework, and you'll pay $40,000 more for the same degree as your state resident classmates. The ONLY possible source of that kind of money is scholarships, either from the school, or from private scholarship organizations.. When you say that your grades aren't as "high as they could be", that has me a little worried about whether you would qualify for significant scholarships. One source that will not help you make up the difference between a California school and a Michigan school is federal student aid. Federal aid, which IS the largest source of financial aid for most students, is not particularly tied to the cost of your school, and it's not intended to enable students to attend their dream school. Federal aid is intended to help young men and women afford a college education. You don't get rewarded with more money if you choose a pricey, out-of-town school. I very much understand your dream - California beckons to many people - for many reasons. Unfortunately, however, reality tends to rear its ugly head sometimes, and this is one of those times. There is actually very little justification for paying tens of thousands of dollars more for the same education in California that is readily available to you at state universities all over your home state of Michigan. Students from families with enough money to ignore the difference in cost are free to make that expensive choice, but if money is an issue for you, and your grades are not extraordinary, you will have a near impossible challenge to overcome. I sincerely wish you the very best of luck.
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