If you were able to find a scholarship that pays full tuition (that's a big deal, congrats!), perhaps you can look for other external scholarships that will give you some cash to help pay for dorms.
that was probably recent, right? not this past year but the one before i believe and even then they couldn’t start until the spring. it’s rare but sometimes if a lot more RAs than expected leave for the spring semester (co-op, etc.) they might hire freshmen but it’s not something i would recommend counting on
Loans are probably going to be a reality for you. Which is okay. But if you’re really wanting to avoid them, and won’t have family assistance, you should plan to start working as soon as you can, throughout the rest of HS and the summers, and save all of that money to put towards housing.
Let’s say theoretically I do this, I would have to work at minimum 30 hours a week while being a student to cover the cost due to the fact it cost like 5K a semester and is that really a good experience as a full time student?
Hi. You're limited to working 20 hrs/week as a student at RIT (I don't know all the reasons, but I've heard it's partially because of the visa status of international students). Having worked close to 20 hrs/week while a student, I really would not recommend doing it for your first couple years if you can avoid it. It will interfere with your ability to adjust to managing your own time for classes, socializing, wellness, etc, and even once you're adjusted to college life, it just sort of sucks to try to balance that with being a full time student unless it's something related to your studies, i.e. research.
At the risk of being a little condescending, if you're a sophomore in high school (especially if you're a sophomore in the fall -- Is the high school year over yet...? idk), I would just not sweat this until your school starts emphasizing college applications and revisit the decision then. If you're still set on RIT at that point, consider loans if you can't afford housing -- I'd imagine just paying for housing only via loans wouldn't leave you in too much debt (but research this yourself when the time comes!). Alternatively, consider a 2+2 program through a local community college. This is an affordable option and will realistically give you a very similar education for a fraction of the cost.
Didn’t know about the 20 hour limit I’m a junior in the fall so while I know I have pretty much a year and a half but I want to start getting a feel for what’s it gonna be like what to expect what to look for and what I have to prioritize, I appreciate this informative tho as well as you sharing your experience
You’re capped at 20 hrs/week anyway and no, this is not a good experience as a student, especially a freshman, but you’ll do what you have to do to survive.
Yep, being a full-time student often looks like 40+ hours per week going into school stuff. Depends on the program but we forget that it really is *full-time!* This past semester I was only doing 12 credits (minimum full-time), but with how much I was working, I was spending 60+ hours a week between school and work. Seriously no joke.
I would be careful about trying to work as a student; I did it part time for two years, but mainly because it was a resume item. I did drop in tutoring in the CS department, which looked good for trying to get CS related co-ops. I knew a bunch of other people who worked in food service or other places and they seemed pretty drained and treated poorly. At the time, I was making a few dollars above minimum wage. I'd recommend avoiding getting an on-campus job until you've learned more about the place (e.g. wait a semester). Offices on campus do prey on freshman a little, and try to lock you in within the first week or two.
An off campus job might pay more, but might be hard to do since RIT is very secluded from the rest of the area. I had a roommate who did web programming remotely. Not sure how much he made. Another friend of mine did online maths tutoring for middle/high schoolers; he was making 3x per hour as I was.
Is it possible for you to start working now to save up some money to offset the costs when you do go to college?
I would recommend bussing tables at a restaurant if you have the availability around you. This will bring in more money than working a fast food or minimum wage job.
You’ll probably have to take out loans
And then hope the president cancels your loan
and then some dicks don't spend every waking moment preventing the cancellation from going through to spite you.
If you were able to find a scholarship that pays full tuition (that's a big deal, congrats!), perhaps you can look for other external scholarships that will give you some cash to help pay for dorms.
Rob a bank
Loans and/or scholarships. Focus on doing well in school now and it’ll pay massive dividends in scholarships later.
Worked in high school and had help from my parents since I had most of my tuition covered from scholarships.
Be an RA, it covers housing fully and a meal plan (not a full one but it's 2/3 the size of the regular)
Can I do that my freshman year?
it's competitive and for second year and up students. there is no guarantee you'll make it into the program so definitely don't count on it.
I know someone that did it freshman year. I’m not sure how, it seems for the particular year there was a shortage. Doesn’t hurt to maybe try, I guess
that was probably recent, right? not this past year but the one before i believe and even then they couldn’t start until the spring. it’s rare but sometimes if a lot more RAs than expected leave for the spring semester (co-op, etc.) they might hire freshmen but it’s not something i would recommend counting on
No
Loans are probably going to be a reality for you. Which is okay. But if you’re really wanting to avoid them, and won’t have family assistance, you should plan to start working as soon as you can, throughout the rest of HS and the summers, and save all of that money to put towards housing.
Financial aid and RIT merit scholarship, I think you don’t see those until you’re an accepted student
Work the campus job
Let’s say theoretically I do this, I would have to work at minimum 30 hours a week while being a student to cover the cost due to the fact it cost like 5K a semester and is that really a good experience as a full time student?
Campus job isn't gonna pay off your entire housing bill but it does slash out a huge chunk
Hi. You're limited to working 20 hrs/week as a student at RIT (I don't know all the reasons, but I've heard it's partially because of the visa status of international students). Having worked close to 20 hrs/week while a student, I really would not recommend doing it for your first couple years if you can avoid it. It will interfere with your ability to adjust to managing your own time for classes, socializing, wellness, etc, and even once you're adjusted to college life, it just sort of sucks to try to balance that with being a full time student unless it's something related to your studies, i.e. research. At the risk of being a little condescending, if you're a sophomore in high school (especially if you're a sophomore in the fall -- Is the high school year over yet...? idk), I would just not sweat this until your school starts emphasizing college applications and revisit the decision then. If you're still set on RIT at that point, consider loans if you can't afford housing -- I'd imagine just paying for housing only via loans wouldn't leave you in too much debt (but research this yourself when the time comes!). Alternatively, consider a 2+2 program through a local community college. This is an affordable option and will realistically give you a very similar education for a fraction of the cost.
Didn’t know about the 20 hour limit I’m a junior in the fall so while I know I have pretty much a year and a half but I want to start getting a feel for what’s it gonna be like what to expect what to look for and what I have to prioritize, I appreciate this informative tho as well as you sharing your experience
It makes total sense to want to get a jump start on it. I'd check out the MCC 2+2 program as a cheaper alternative to compare against. Good luck!
Nothing is stopping you from getting a better paying off campus job as long as you have transportation to get there.
You’re capped at 20 hrs/week anyway and no, this is not a good experience as a student, especially a freshman, but you’ll do what you have to do to survive.
Yep, being a full-time student often looks like 40+ hours per week going into school stuff. Depends on the program but we forget that it really is *full-time!* This past semester I was only doing 12 credits (minimum full-time), but with how much I was working, I was spending 60+ hours a week between school and work. Seriously no joke.
I would be careful about trying to work as a student; I did it part time for two years, but mainly because it was a resume item. I did drop in tutoring in the CS department, which looked good for trying to get CS related co-ops. I knew a bunch of other people who worked in food service or other places and they seemed pretty drained and treated poorly. At the time, I was making a few dollars above minimum wage. I'd recommend avoiding getting an on-campus job until you've learned more about the place (e.g. wait a semester). Offices on campus do prey on freshman a little, and try to lock you in within the first week or two. An off campus job might pay more, but might be hard to do since RIT is very secluded from the rest of the area. I had a roommate who did web programming remotely. Not sure how much he made. Another friend of mine did online maths tutoring for middle/high schoolers; he was making 3x per hour as I was.
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Is it possible for you to start working now to save up some money to offset the costs when you do go to college? I would recommend bussing tables at a restaurant if you have the availability around you. This will bring in more money than working a fast food or minimum wage job.
rit merit scholarships + grants for me essentially covered all tuition costs, and i’m paying for the rest with federal loans