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Options If You Don't Have Enough Financial Aid Or Student Loans To Pay For School

Options If You Don't Have Enough Financial Aid Or Student Loans To Pay For School

The College Investor Audio Show · The College Investor

December 29, 202511m 15s

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What can you do if you can't afford college? The answer is duct tape.

What? Duct tape has a lot of practical uses, such as reinforcing book bindings, patching holes in backpacks, removing lint and catching bugs.

But, what does duct tape have to do with paying for college? Duck brand duct tape sponsors a $10,000 scholarship for making a prom costume out of duct tape. Visit the stuckatprom.com website for more information.

If that particular scholarship doesn’t help you get out of your sticky situation, then look for scholarships at free scholarship search websites, such as Fastweb.com and the College Board’s Big Future. Just beware of scholarship scams, which charge a fee to apply for a scholarship.

Here are ten other options to help pay for school when you don't have enough financial aid.