The whole financial aid system sucks in America. They never give you enough money, but people still leave school owing about $14,000 in loans. And the financial aid they give you is based on how much money your parents have, regardless if your parents help you at all. So people who get no help from their parents (regardless of how much their parents have) get screwed. I know people who work multiple jobs and are never able to study because they have to work every second they aren't in classes to be able to afford to go to classes.
It sucks.
