By Mohammad Samra
“Most of my tuition is covered by either FAFSA or scholarships that I’ve gotten, so all I really have to do is pay $200 (a quarter) so I pay it up front just because I don’t want to have to worry about it later,”
Mellisa Solares
19
DePaul University
Accounting major
“I use Financial Aid and student loans…it was the best option as far as me paying for college because I didn’t have the necessary needs to pay for it out of pocket so I had to go the student loan route.”
Brandon Edwards
21
DePaul University
Computer Science major
“My parents had a bond option set up for me when I was kid…I also have a scholarship and Pell grants.”
Cameron Conroy
22
Roosevelt University
Information Technologies major