I was lucky enough to get decent scholarships and grants through college, so my grand total was like $1500 or so per year, including books. I hated applying for scholarships with a passion, but it did help. A lot. I still have no idea how I managed that. And I lived at home and carpooled whenever possible, so I saved on living expenses.


And yet despite all that, I'm still too poor to go for my masters degree. XD

I think some of you are going to the wrong universities. You're probably paying out thousands of extra dollars because of the name on the diploma, when there might be cheaper options like state/public universities with the same exact degree. You need to actually look at whether or not a more prestigious name is going to increase your chances of landing a job. Or, if the quality of the program is actually teaching you more or making you better in comparison to a cheaper university, in the case of an art degree.

EDIT: Hey, regarding Master's Degrees, Mauve, how much did having your bachelor's already completed affect your grant situation? Did it completely plummet off?

I can't really say, since I don't know how much I would have recieved if I HADN'T gone for the bachelors degree, but there sure aren't many opportunities available as far as I've seen. I've seen maybe two scholarships, total, for grad students that I'd qualify for, the last time I checked last year. I'd kind of given up on it this year so I haven't looked. Hell, I haven't even filled out a FAFSA yet this year. Doubt I will-- most schools around here have already closed grad school applications for the fall, and I haven't taken any testing. Plus I think scholarship apps close in March.

I'm deciding to be a computer engineer...

I work and get tuition reimbursement.

The college that I go to for the basics doesn't cover all of my classes past this year. My major is a BITCH of electrical engineering and specializing in circuitry.

There's a reason I go to community college for the small classes then focus on engineering in one fell swoop.

My tuition ends up being 8000~9000 a year (not deducting whatever scholarships I get, which changes every year). I'm lucky enough to have parents willing to take care of it for me as long as I pay rent/gas/food/etc, though, so I'm not going into debt for it.

I've been told that if I want a Masters I'm on my own :P Not sure its worth it either way.

More money for two years? Might as well get it out of the way.

Nope, they all exactly the same where I'm from.

Free education, whoo!

This thread proves why Finland is pretty awesome most of the time. Free education, yay!
There's change that this system may be gone though, which is kinda fucking sad and stupid.

And you know, I still don't get why you guys all over the world haven't started revolution against this bullshit you all are getting.

Edit:// See, I and Osterbaum are totally from cooler country than any of you. That's how Finland rolls.

Which is kinda the dumbest fucking thing ever. I mean, I know you guys (the government) like the USA and all, but fuck there's no need to make all of the same stupid mistakes as well. Fuck, this seriosly pisses me off more than anything.

Finland is gonna roll off a fucking cliff if things continue in the same direction as presently.