I have already talked about myself within this context some time ago, so let's just say that I'm with you all. It is hard to pay for college, especially graduate school. But I am a lucky one; I went to school, worked full-time, and helped my husband with the mortgage; still am. It was tough to decide on going to grad school because we wanted to buy a house; he said, either buy a house or go to grad school, I said we're going to do both, even if it kills me. It didn't kill me, so here I am. And even though we haven't paid off the house, we did pay off the student loan. Mercy! I must also thank Doug for his wonderful contribution; puts things into perspective. BTW. O Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:04:52 -0500 Heather Greene <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Hello Everyone! > >I must commend Doug on his contribution regarding "Paying for >College". >His statements hold some excellent messages for us all. > > I started college in 1990, worked on two undergraduate degrees and >one >graduate. I have gone to night school for 6 straight years, >full-time. >In a semester (long or short) I take between 12 - 21 hours. I have >sacrificed relationships, friendships, and vacations for my academic >goals. I have continually worked in a demanding and full-time >capacity, >and, for a couple of years, even worked an additional part-time job in >order to pay for college and still eat healthy. I found that I was >able >to pay for school myself; however, the financial demands caught up >with >me physically. I have taken out student loans (when I began a private >university) and have also received academic scholarships. Loans are a >great way to fund college.....as long as they are used responsibly. >Some semesters/years financial aid was the only option I had if I >wanted >to continue.....then others I could pay for myself. I found a medium >I >could work and live with. > >Heather > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]