Show ii Learn and earn earn- Rebecca DaBell i Contributing Writer 4 1 t broke college student is the stereo- stereo type It doesn't have to be the norm Especially Especially Especially Es- Es at Salt Lake Community College Every semester Salt Lake Community College College College Col- Col lege gives thousands of dollars worth of financial financial financial finan- finan cial aid However thousands thousands thousands thou- thou sands of dollars worth is also sitting around waiting to be uncovered Everyone should apply apply ap- ap apply ply for financial aid Definitely Definitely Definitely Def- Def says Mul- Mul Financial Aid Specialist here at If students apply early enough everyone should be able to get assistance We have so much to give but not enough people to give to she says Many students dont don't even attempt to access any financial aid money They're not sold on the eff effects of tapping into this tuition gold mine Many students dont don't know why they should bother what financial aid even is or where to start Well the moneys money's here http has a tab marked especially for st students dents looking for help Under the three words Paying for School are all the tools students need to hit the jackpot Sophomore Caleb Jerome is one of the many who pay pay- for college college college col col- lege without help Ive been at Salt Lake Co Community unity College College College Col Col- lege for a while now says Jerome And Ive I've never even applied once for financial aid But that's not something something something some some- thing hes he's proud of Yeah I totally regret regret regret re re- gret it If I had applied maybe Id I'd be eating more than Top Ramen every night he says The most common common cornmon com corn mon misconception is that all financial aidis aidis aid aidis is scholarships given based on and letters letters letters let let- of recommendation Student loans Money Money Money Mon Mon- ey borrowed from the school or another source with the intention intention intention tion to pay for college Tuition reimbursement reimbursement reimburse reimburse- ment A company will pay partial or sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times even full tuition costs in return for work Work study programs programs programs pro pro- grams When a job position position po po- position is filled at they will compensate the employee some of their tuition costs Grants Usually a a federal assistance given to support the public In these cases cases cases cas cas- es college students Salt Lake Community College even has an in installment installment in- in installment plan called the theSTIL theSTIL theSTIL STIL Student Tuition i Installment Loan where students can choose to pay portions of their tu tuition tuition tuition tu- tu monthly instead of all up front All it takes is the first payment down and a small fee of thirty dollars also split up in the installments All of these alternatives alternatives alternatives tives leave a little more leverage in the wallet Even if students dont don't get the type of f faid aid they're looking for they should definitely apply for other kinds Just because they dont don't get one doesn't mean they cant can't get others And who knows maybe they'll get more than they hoped for that way way affirms So when the prospect of eating another cup of Cup 0 O Noodles eventually eventually eventually even even- becomes unappealing unappealing unappealing pealing fin an ci alai d dind ind ex as p will still be there just waiting to be discovered |