HELP!!! Financial Aid Still Isn’t Enough and I’m Stressing.
hi everyone, i applied to DU spring 2025 to attend fall 2025, but I was not able to afford the tuition and attend even though i was able to get 60k each year in scholarship money, but it comes down to 20k each year for four years which my parents are still unable to support affording that price as well. Hence, I took a gap year and worked during the year to save up and also am starting to work full-time for the summer to increase my income and be able to pay a big portion myself. however, i still am not going to be able to meet my goal because 20k left to pay is with loans or else it would be 30k with out of pocket loans and taking loans in general is something i prefer to stay away from.
i need some advice on what other avenues i can use to be able to completely afford going to DU. it is my biggest dream to get out of my current household and experience education towards what i truly want to pursue and help build the foundation for my career, and DU location is the a good fit for what i want to pursue in the future. id love to work in the sports media industry. my first idea and action of plan is to contact the financial aid office but I am unsure what I should say specifically to persuade them in a professional manner and i want to see what solutions other students have come up with so i can get ideas. any help would be very much appreciated