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Default Oct 01, 2024 at 07:51 PM
 
Sorry if this comes out discombobulated.

First you have to figure out how much money you need to live? We did this by finding a couple of homes and diving the sale prices by 3. So we need to make 92k between the 2 of us. Which is about $22/hr full time. You can also do rent times 36.

Next list your hobbies

Then your restrictions ie. I have to work remotely

Now you're educational budget:
Full Pell is around 7k x 6 years
State aid
How much you can put towards it a month?
That's your yearly budget

Then if need be add federal loans of 9.5k

Now you take how fast you want to complete it
2 years, 4 years, 6 years...

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Here's how my search went

Income 45k part time or $44/hr

Hobbies: art, research, helping people, technology, video games, cartoons, puzzles

Restrictions: part time, remote, dislike talking to new people, can't handle normal school.

Educational budget $6k over the course of 2 years. Or $250 a month. So the price of community college. Most people's budget
Is around $2k a month or higher

Fields of study computer and/or art.

Graphic design < not enough money/ not remote $18.27
Game Design < not remote $18.56
Animation < to much team work $40
Web design < sounds boring $25
Ux design < yes $53.94
Programming < stressful/ math $50.41
Game development < math $52.15
Ux researcher < too peoplee $54.38
Case manager < not high enough income $22.55

So now I have a major ux design

Now I look for ways to cut costs: Scholarships, third party credits, life experience, portfolio, testing and do them.

Then I look at local and state public schools.
Then regionally accredited schools
Then apply to all.
Wait for financial aid package.
Pick the best school
Apply for university scholarships.

I hope that makes sense. There's also a program called youscience if you have no idea about where your hobbies fit your career.

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