Hi! I've decided to commit to a college, who's estimated COA of about 17,220 ( although I did call the financial aid office and they gave me a different number of closer to 13,000 so I'm immensely confused) I have 5,500 unsubsidized federal loan from fasfa and a scholarship of 5,000.
The issue is this isn't enough to cover all of my college, and I've decided to attend a summer program (which will enable me to graduate sooner by grabbing some college credits now) so that'll add to my coa. The scholarship is split between the summer program and my first semester.
Should I be looking into private loans? I can't stay home and go to a community college because I have no transportation and I'm pretty far into the process of attending and put in money for the deposit and orientation. Tuition is also only 500 for me since I'm in state.
My parents haven't been to college in years and essentially said that I need to figure this out myself. I'm a bit all over the place, it's all incredibly daunting for me.
Any help is appreciated.