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How can I receive more aid even after scholarship deadlines have passed?

I have to pay for college on my own and I don't want to take out too many student loans as my cost of college would triple from interest. I have procrastinated and now I have finally realized that I need money. #college #cost

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Simeon’s Answer

Keep applying for the scholarships that you can as any debt you can prevent will be worth it. Generally, you just want to apply for as many scholarships as you can. If a scholarship has many essay requirements or applies to your demographic specifically, the applicant pool should be smaller, so those will increase your odds of getting the scholarship. Beyond applying for scholarships and grants, I'd recommend seeing if you qualify for work study. Work study is a bank of grant money that you can pull hourly wages from like a normal job, usually part time. Assuming the same hours and pay, work-study is way superior. You can get study time back if you work in a dorm lobby or a library. You can get lots of free food if you work at the cafeteria. I was able to do both and it was a big boon to both my undergraduate and graduate studies. It helped me connect the dots financially while living in college as well. Plus, you save yourself hours of time commuting to and from campus and don't have to deal with quite the same stress/pressure from having a real job off-campus.
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Julie’s Answer

state financial aid through FAFSA.

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