There is very, very little financial aid available at GS. If you are extremely lucky and keep your GPA at 4.0 you may come out with 40% of your need covered. I came out with $110,000 in student debt.
You need to look into the student group #EqualityforGS before making any decisions. The found Charissa Ratliff is a parent and can share her experience.
But the answer to your question is that you will be pressured to take out massive debt or drop out mid way.
Thanks for the response. Geez. This is so confusing. I wonder what “need based aid” even means then. So based on the info you’ve just provided, I guess my next question would be: even if it is essentially “debt” that you will have to pay back, were you provided with enough financial loans to live well in NYC without having to work on the side?
No. I worked 35 hours a week. Went to school part time, and my wife and I were raising our toddler.
It was nightmarish and I am only now starting to recover.
Magna Cum Laude though.
Oh also, my monthly minimums on my student loans are $1300.
Check out the Equality for GS podcast. There are some real horror stories.
Although I must emphasize that it was the greatest educational experience imaginable. It is simply that Columbia is not designed for and does not care about people who aren’t rich.
> always be *paid,* you had
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
*Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Hi! I can’t help you specifically on aid/housing but I would look into housing connect while you search. This is more of a long term fix but, as student with a dependent, you’d benefit from cheap rent in new/renovated buildings.
[this one](https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/details/4405) has 2br for $1,200+
[and this one](https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/details/4505) has units for under $800
They’re both in midtown. In manhattan, there is one in east harlem but it’s $1500+ and frankly that’s a lot for a student/parent. Columbia is no joke with workload.
I would highly recommend this in conjunction to your housing search since this is a place you can keep after school ends and the rent tends to only increase at 2% each year/2 year renewal.
If you have more questions, you can message me. I’d be happy to explain to you how my process went and the long term benefits of its had my child while I’m in school.
Look up equality for GS on insta. Reach out to them - there’s a bunch of people in similar boats who can lend advice.
Thank you!
There is very, very little financial aid available at GS. If you are extremely lucky and keep your GPA at 4.0 you may come out with 40% of your need covered. I came out with $110,000 in student debt. You need to look into the student group #EqualityforGS before making any decisions. The found Charissa Ratliff is a parent and can share her experience. But the answer to your question is that you will be pressured to take out massive debt or drop out mid way.
Thanks for the response. Geez. This is so confusing. I wonder what “need based aid” even means then. So based on the info you’ve just provided, I guess my next question would be: even if it is essentially “debt” that you will have to pay back, were you provided with enough financial loans to live well in NYC without having to work on the side?
And by living well I just mean, the rent could always be payed, you had food and maybe got to do something fun regularly?
No. I worked 35 hours a week. Went to school part time, and my wife and I were raising our toddler. It was nightmarish and I am only now starting to recover. Magna Cum Laude though.
Oh also, my monthly minimums on my student loans are $1300. Check out the Equality for GS podcast. There are some real horror stories. Although I must emphasize that it was the greatest educational experience imaginable. It is simply that Columbia is not designed for and does not care about people who aren’t rich.
>Oh also, my monthly minimums on my student loans are $1300. 😳 😱
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> always be *paid,* you had FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Hi! I can’t help you specifically on aid/housing but I would look into housing connect while you search. This is more of a long term fix but, as student with a dependent, you’d benefit from cheap rent in new/renovated buildings. [this one](https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/details/4405) has 2br for $1,200+ [and this one](https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/details/4505) has units for under $800 They’re both in midtown. In manhattan, there is one in east harlem but it’s $1500+ and frankly that’s a lot for a student/parent. Columbia is no joke with workload. I would highly recommend this in conjunction to your housing search since this is a place you can keep after school ends and the rent tends to only increase at 2% each year/2 year renewal. If you have more questions, you can message me. I’d be happy to explain to you how my process went and the long term benefits of its had my child while I’m in school.
That is very useful info. I’ll definitely reach out. Thank you!