Choose courses that are equivalent to courses at prestigious schools, and speak to the admissions offices far in advance. If you save a semester or a year's worth of tuition at college, it can be very worth it. Working your way through. It may seem obvious that you can work while attending college part time, but you can work if you attend full time as well. You may have to cut back a little bit on activities and fun stuff, but the average 15 or 16 credit course load only requires twelve to twenty hours a week in class.
Many students have time to work ten to twenty hours a week as well.
Even if you can only work five hours a week, think about what six dollars an hour, five hours a week adds up to. It will certainly pay for your books and supplies. Working full-time during this period can bring in good money. If you don't have any job opportunities near where you live, your campus may have scholarships available for living or traveling expenses during the summer. Please remember not to rely solely on this article.