Finding scholarships?

[SkyLark2019]

AFAIK benefactors can gift him cash for his time in University (he does have to declare these amounts on his annual tax return.)

That gets around the risk of having a formal scholarship reduced.

Also, many companies do tuition reimbursement, so he can do that if he uses loans.

Remind him to stay out of trouble, as many students get derailed in Uni by random life events like bad breakups or having to work off large amounts of debt. On a lighter note employers like to see students who have worked while being in school as it proves the ability to multitask and put in long hours.

[toobusytoday]

This site should help: https://www.fastweb.com/ It's a database of scholarships. When my kids were looking at colleges, I found this FB page https://talk.collegeconfidential.com...ents-forum/630 and asked other parents, just like you are doing here, but the difference is that there ALL of the parents are either looking for colleges or helping other parents because they just went through the process. The college search is a big learning curve, especially if you need financial aid.

Something that we looked into was more technical colleges that required paid co-ops or paid internships. Not only did that really boost a students resume, but it gave them some financial help and it could make them learn more about what sort of direction they wanted. Use these search terms, "colleges with co-op programs"

I also found out that many of the western states have reciprocal residency requirements for certain majors. https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/

Lastly, Have him make a spreadsheet that includes real costs, loans and expected payback cost. In a STEM major, he may well be able to pay back student loans relatively fast. My youngest son, who went into cyber-security, was able to pay back his student loans within three years, with zero input from us. We did pay the bulk of his college costs but he had student loans.

[A.Typical.Girl]

TY. I cut & pasted some of the info & sent it to my sister. I appreciate the input.

[A New Day]

I’m wondering if he’s choosing a really expensive university? My engineering major kid got the ordinary scholarships for being studious and volunteering and only had to pay the meal plan for year one at their university. This was in state because some scholarships had to remain in our state.

He ought to look at a number of universities to see if he can find one that’s more affordable.

[A.Typical.Girl]

Originally Posted by A New Day

I’m wondering if he’s choosing a really expensive university? My engineering major kid got the ordinary scholarships for being studious and volunteering and only had to pay the meal plan for year one at their university. This was in state because some scholarships had to remain in our state.

He ought to look at a number of universities to see if he can find one that’s more affordable.

There are 6 or 9 states that he can live in for in-state tuition costs... OR is one, ID, AZ are others... they're all western states. I forget what it's called.

Don't know details... is that due to the type of engineering, cuz he's in Reserves... I don't remember. But, of course they've checked into everything & anything they can to save money. I'm just trying to help them by asking for helpful info from those who can offer some, as per the OP. Some of the links are those easily found & we did find them years ago... but, there might be 1 tip someone might offer than can be of benefit.

The first couple of posts were helpful... I think that's gonna be what we'll get here, so I'll ask the mods to close the thread. TY for the input, Everyone. I appreciate it.