# How do i pay for college

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 6, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-college/223023 "2004-01-06T15:54:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-college/223023/21 "2004-01-06T21:15:27Z")

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i cant live at home as bloomington is 120 miles away. besides ive calculated it and the cost of living at home is about $300/month less than living in bloomington, the other $420 (out of my $720 living expenses) would be the same no matter where i lived. Plus i have alot of bad memories here in this town and i’d honestly rather take out the $3600/year in loans or jobs to get the hell away from here than live at home. After6 month of living away from home my insomnia and depression cleared up, i started losing weight and i became more outgoing. I wouldn’t trade in those things back $300/month.

In case anyone recommends it, i cant sell plasma. my blood has too much protein in it and im not sure how to get my blood protein count down low enough to qualify. i will call the plasma center and ask them waht they recommend. last time they recommended drinking tons of liquids, and when i did that my protein actually went up for some reason.

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