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Last year(first year of college), i applied for OSAP and received good money. About $8 000 student loan, $ 3500 QE 2 Scholarship, couple bursuries and all that which added up to $15000-16000. Financially, i was happy. This year i applied for OSAP and all i got is $5 000 something. And my tuition is like $4500 for the whole year. Wow. i guess i am pretty much screwed. The tuition part is covered. The rent,food,bills, bus passes and all that, i guess i'll have to pay them myself. I do have a job that can do that. But i was thinking of saving up and keeping those money to pay off the loans at the end. Either way, even if i work full time this summer, it's not going to be enough. I'll have to be working during my second year as well.
I am curious to what all you got or getting? Are you going to be well off or on the edge of surviving like me?
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I am just curious what has changed from last year to this year for you?
Uschi
Queen's '10
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Ooosh wrote:I am just curious what has changed from last year to this year for you? ^ Same thing I was wondering. My funding estimate was around $13,000 for the year.
Carleton University Class of 2012, Honours Bachelor of Arts
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D.Dickin wrote:Ooosh wrote:I am just curious what has changed from last year to this year for you? ^ Same thing I was wondering. My funding estimate was around $13,000 for the year. Niiiiice, I have consistently (for the third year now) gotten $11 900. What on top of the bursary & loan did you get?
Uschi Queen's '10
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Rank: Senior Student
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funny topic title lol  you got more OSAP than your tuition?? wow...
Wordsworth
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I got a $7000 Loan, $3504 Debt-Relief Money (free money), and a 1500 Grant! Still waiting on Millennium Bursary and QEII Scholarship. Coupled with my two bursaries from western and my admission scholarship, looks like I'm all set for this year 
UWO 2012 - Biological & Medical Science  UWO > Every other school
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ACTH wrote:I got a $7000 Loan, $3504 Debt-Relief Money (free money), and a 1500 Grant! Still waiting on Millennium Bursary and QEII Scholarship. Coupled with my two bursaries from western and my admission scholarship, looks like I'm all set for this year Debt relief money? How do you apply for that?
BAH '08 (Queen's) MA'11 (Queen's)
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hey guys..this is really bugging me...
my tuition is around 10k, with rez and everything else the total for my first year comes upto like 22k. why is osap only giving me a 5k loan!? is it because i got like 10k of scholarships? even so, where the hell am i going to get the remaining 7k!? wow
Queen's Commerce 2012
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Rank: Student Body President
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Location: Wilfrid Laurier University
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snakeyes wrote:hey guys..this is really bugging me...
my tuition is around 10k, with rez and everything else the total for my first year comes upto like 22k. why is osap only giving me a 5k loan!? is it because i got like 10k of scholarships? even so, where the hell am i going to get the remaining 7k!? wow Work? Get a loan? Choose a program you could afford?
-Stringer
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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snakeyes wrote:hey guys..this is really bugging me...
my tuition is around 10k, with rez and everything else the total for my first year comes upto like 22k. why is osap only giving me a 5k loan!? is it because i got like 10k of scholarships? even so, where the hell am i going to get the remaining 7k!? wow Go to a cheaper school.
University of Alberta - Mechanical Engineering '11
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Rank: Senior Student
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karla wrote:snakeyes wrote:hey guys..this is really bugging me...
my tuition is around 10k, with rez and everything else the total for my first year comes upto like 22k. why is osap only giving me a 5k loan!? is it because i got like 10k of scholarships? even so, where the hell am i going to get the remaining 7k!? wow Go to a cheaper school. im not going to sacrifice my education just because of money. im just saying that its awkard that osap didnt give me more than 5k lol
Queen's Commerce 2012
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I am in the same situation/program as you snakeyes; I got a 3k loan though =[
Queen's Commerce 2012
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snakeyes,
Depending on your finances, you might qualify for additional government grants and loans. Check http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/learning/canada_student_loan/index.shtmlkarla wrote:Go to a cheaper school. Don't post useless garbage.
Wordsworth
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