Some help you with study habits or learning skills. Others teach computer skills, athletics, journalism, science, art and many other challenging and fun subjects. Ask your school counselor for more information. There are many ways to pay for a college education. More than half of all UW System students depend on some type of financial aid.
Many students also work part-time while enrolled.
The financial aid office at each UW System university will help you understand how to apply for financial aid and pay for your education through grants, loans and work-study employment. Students and their families who need the most help to pay for college usually will qualify for grants or work study which do not have to be repaid. For students and their families who need less help, most of the financial aid will be loan money which must be repaid after college. You and your family should begin saving money for college as early as you can. Remember, the interest paid to you on your savings is money you don't have to earn or borrow.