I've posted here about my financial situation and the struggle with getting a degree before, so I'll just give it a quick rundown.
>Had financial aid, lost for one semester to fix GPA (by .1 GPA points, dumb lab TA, whatever).
>Parents convince me to let them cover it instead of getting a loan to cover up the fact they'd ruined my credit by using my identity prior.
>Parents didn't pay for it anyway, owe $14,000 and can't get loans.
>Financial aid permanently forfeit by break in attendance.
>Past 18 months have been dealing with that, mostly saved by a charitable grandparent.
But I've been accepted and offered loans to attend the summer semester (which would lead into a continued attendance there). It's Out-of-State (the extra tuition was waived back when I had my financial aid), and no in-state place has accepted me yet.
I'll need $7,000 for the summer and about $16,000 for each remaining semester (4-6), or approximately 50 grand a year just to finish school.
What are any jobs that pay this? The only ones I can find want you to already be out of school, and the one that I got a phone interview for (Big company that I could work elsewhere within once I got my degree) said they don't want to hire students.
I've spent the last year and a half miserable (for other reasons as well) due to being incapable of doing this. Not from a lack of ability (3.0 in my engineering degree path) or desire, but simple inability to pay for it. Should I just give up on college?
>>17095512
Plenty of escorts and strippers are paying their way through college.
>>17095537
I'm a homely guy, though, Anon.
Unless the gay escort business is both more lucrative and indiscriminate as I think it is.
>>17095565
>the gay escort business is both more lucrative and indiscriminate as I think it is.
Not much $200/hr+ work out there, but it can help make ends meet.
>>17095571
I'll erm, keep it in mind.
>>17095601
$60 is $60.
>>17095603
Yeah, I also would prefer something safe-ish, though.
Which might be too bad since the only things I can find that I could do are literally sex and drugs lol
Look up MMM's 50 jobs wothout a college degree. If nothing there helps then I'm sure MMM mentions something in another article.
>>17096137
These are interesting; I'm looking for any availability in these within the area. As for the programming ones, I'll just have to learn them first, though that'll take more time than I currently have.
>>17096192
There's also a part 2 to that list. Instead of watching TV or whatever in your spare time try learning one of the skills listed there. You never know when a college kid will need you to fix her car or whatever or when someone needs tutoring. Learn skills that make money.
>>17096213
related
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2014/07/earning-10000-per-month/
Ignore the 10000 number and just take the philosophy to heart.
>>17095512
>3.0
You're fucked. Drop out and do one of the jobs on
>>17096137
>>17096228
Really? I know lack of internships tends to screw people over in STEM fields, but I don't know about the GPA scaling.
I am looking around for those jobs nonetheless. I also need to take programming seriously.
>>17095512
Bump.
Bump before the spam shoves this out.
>>17097204
what more do you want to know
>>17095512
>I'll need $7,000 for the summer and about $16,000 for each remaining semester (4-6), or approximately 50 grand a year just to finish school.
You are spending way too much..
>>17097419
I neither get to select the cost nor the university that accepts me. I have to pay out of state, which effectively doubles the annual cost of attendance.
>>17097486
Furthermore, I'm ineligible for further financial aid from the school
