College funding help?

$20,000 per year is a large chunk of money... It will pretty much be impossible to not have to take out any loans. Maybe you should consider another college...

If you're set on this college and you really don't want loans, you should try http://www.collegexpress.com/reg/ref/cien9hk8gd0k0...

I've used it to find tons of scholarships. It's really cool because you can search for scholarships by category (like major, college, race, religion, sport) and it will find scholarships for you. If you aren't sure what category to put, you can also enter your academics (like GPA, SAT scores, ACT scores) and it'll search for scholarships that you are applicable for. If you want to be very specific you can put a bunch of categories and chances are, you'll find less scholarships but less people will apply for them because they're so specific so you'll have a better chance of winning.

You could also try this website

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-sea...

This collegeboard website is who administers the SAT test so they're very reliable and they won't spam you. Collegexpress.com hasn't spammed me so far but you could try collegeboard to be on the safe side.

If you can't find any on these websites, you could always stop by your school guidance department and they should be able to help you. Or you could even check out a local library to see if they have any scholarships.

Besides scholarships, I'm not sure what else you can do. Sorry... But I hope these websites/ideas help & good luck!

Doubtful. Keep in mind that a lot of those random scholarships that you find from private companies are not renewable. So, even if you manage to scrape up enough for this year... what about next year? Your best bet is to find a more affordable school. You won't get $20,000 in federal loans anyway. That would mean getting a co-signer for a private loan and that's not a good idea.

The school you're planning to attend is unaffordable for you. What less-costly school did you apply to? If you don't have a fall-back position for this school year, let me recommend that you take a gap year. Work, save money and then begin school in the fall of 2014 and a more affordable college.