-- Posted by Anonymous at 3:39 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 My family is upper middle class. We're not poor enough for me to get a lot of aid, but we're not rich enough to pay for an Ivy League education. I wonder if a lot of people are in my predicament. It sucks.   -- Posted by kill the bitch at 3:39 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 can't say that i am -- Posted by BrokenBelief at 3:40 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Scholarships my friend.  The fact that you got into an Ivy League school will put you in the running for a lot of good scholarships. -- Posted by Innuendo Girl at 3:40 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 It does suck. My family isn't even upper middle class, very middle middle class, and it said on the FAFSA the expected family contribution would be like, 30k. I applied and was accepted into a private university running $36k a year. Isn't the school offering any sort of scholarship or free funding? -- Posted by haylers82456 at 3:41 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 cant you get a loan? i think even in some cases that the school can help you out? -- Posted by littlebigwonder at 3:41 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 I'm prreetty sure just about anyone can get financial aid in one way or another. if not.. you better get a job hun.. -- Posted by Micus at 3:42 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 That is the case with me, as well. My family earns too much money to qualify us for pretty much any financial aid... but we have four children in our family, and three of us so far have gotten into really expensive schools. Its going to be hard to pay for us all, we're depending on what little merit based scholarship we have. I hate it at my school how I've gotten two thousand dollars to help pay for my education (45k tuition), while my friend is getting a full ride because he couldn't afford it at all. -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:42 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Im not one of those super smart kids that got into the Ivy league. Im not gonna be given a lot of aid because im just like an average  kid there i suppose. -- Posted by lana lang at 3:42 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 My good friend just got into NYU today but can't go because she's in your situation, so she's kind of bummed too. Congrats, those are two really impressive schools and I would kill to have whatever credentials you have! I would talk to your school college advisor about what options you have, because I think I've heard of people asking for a financial package after being accepted, even if they aren't as needy as most applicants. I don't know. I think just talking about what you can do with your advisor will help clear up things. Congrats again, and I hope you wind up at a school that's as good as you deserve. -- Posted by Majo at 3:43 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 My ex was/is. His Dad makes enough money to appear as though they can afford to pay for his education when they actually can't so he doesn't really get any help. -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:43 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Quote: from littlebigwonder at 3:41 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 if not.. you better get a job hun.. I've been saving ever since i was 15 to go to college . I have 8000 put away that i made for myself. Thats not even gonna cover a semester. -- Posted by fruffypanda at 3:44 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 yeah student loans can help and then going to that school will pay for it later on with the job you get -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:47 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Every scholarship i come across is like 500 dollars. That aint shit to me right now when im staring $40,000 in the face. Que lastima. -- Posted by DrowningInMyThoughts at 3:48 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 you could get alot of grants and whatnot depending on your race -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:50 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Im 5% Puerto Rican and the rest Italian. I have a spanish last name. However im very white. I do speak spanish though. -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:50 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 I should hit up the "Hispanic College Fund" -- Posted by xaccessdeniedx at 3:50 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 I'm in the same boat as well. Maybe they should have thought about the MIDDLE CLASS! -- Posted by Anonymous at 3:52 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 It's too bad I wasn't born into some political dynasty. Then I could get into Yale. =[ -- Posted by PimpMyHoes at 7:13 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 i'm at duke and we're upper middle class too. its not that hard to pay for, you can still get aid even if your parents make a decent amount of money. i think we only pay like 10K a year or something (compared to the 50K tuition total), and my parents make over 100K a year. did you get your aid statement back yet? that should give you a good idea. -- Posted by dreamweaver at 9:30 pm on April 2, 2008 Quote: from haylers82456 at 6:41 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 cant you get a loan? i think even in some cases that the school can help you out? If you can avoid loans- do it. Taking out too much in loans will only mean you're putting off the payments after you graduate. And they usually only give you a year to start.