The outgoing, Seymour High School graduate studied hard for four years. She placed in the top 20 percent of her class and toiled at a paying clerical job on the side. She figures she has earned the right to attend. I have no idea how I'm going to pay for it,'' she said. The first year will be the toughest.
Northeastern students participate in a paid cooperative work program in later years.
Scholastic sticker shock is rippling across the state as parents and students come to grips with the rising cost of higher education and struggle to stretch savings and financial aid to meet it. Brooks, the daughter of a working, single mom, said savings aren't an option. There aren't any to speak of. This is all me,'' said Brooks, who wants to study public relations. They've had acceptance letters in hand for months, but for many students, where they actually wind up rests on how much financial aid they receive from the school, government and other sources.