Early Graduate Advice
I'm currently working on my early graduation in high school. I've been taking the required classes and extra classes in order to graduate as a Junior. Until now in my mind, this has always been a great idea since I know what I want to do or at least have a pretty decent idea (I plan on majoring in nursing, completing 4 years of uni for BSN and possibly going into Diabetes Endocrinology). Yet, it's possible I might end up having to go to a 2 year community college first due to financials. My parents have bad credit as of now so asking for a student loan will be tough, especially when i already have an older brother converting to uni as well. Meanwhile, whats the point of graduating early when I'm just going to go to a community college first? I'm pretty much set for early graduation so it's kind of hard to decide what to do at this point. If anyone can share some advice to guide me in the direction that would be great
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[quote=xreminiscing]You should apply for financial aid to see if you qualify. You can get gift aid that you don't have to repay (grants and scholarships) or various types of loans. Subsidized loans won't charge you interest until a few months after graduation. Even if your parents have bad credit, you might still qualify for loans yourself. My parents have bad credit, so I took out of all of the loans under my own name. That actually helped me establish a credit history, which I then used to raise my own credit score.[/quote]
Thanks! This was just the insight i was looking for
And thanks to everyone else that replied!
faster yo uget done with school the earlier you can start with school the earlier you can get the big munz, steady career, then steady girlfriend and more time to do stuff while in your 20s
You should apply for financial aid to see if you qualify. You can get gift aid that you don't have to repay (grants and scholarships) or various types of loans. Subsidized loans won't charge you interest until a few months after graduation. Even if your parents have bad credit, you might still qualify for loans yourself. My parents have bad credit, so I took out of all of the loans under my own name. That actually helped me establish a credit history, which I then used to raise my own credit score.
@ricepaddyhero if it is due to financial issues then you could qualify for financial aid/financial aid loans which you do not pay interest on. There is also the possibility of scholarships? There is nothing wrong with going to a CC and then transferring to a UNI. If you want to get out of the CC fast take summer classes as well. If you are in the US there is always the military route. Which will help you pay for college/universities if not completely cover the entire cost.