>be poor >no family >relatively homeless >bad credit

>>18309004
Uni isn't a magic bullet to improve your life. You can easily end up back where you started with an extra loan on top of it. Know what you're getting yourself into

Start off at a community college. Theyre super cheap and depending where you are, classes are just as good as regular 4-year colleges, albeit less specialized in some areas.

>>18309020
I'm not really looking for a magic bullet, really at the very least just looking to spend four or so years studying instead of horse ass slave job.
>>18309033
Yeah I'm gonna start at osu Mansfield hopefully in the fall, and they do have a couple four year programs but I'm probably gonna have to go to the main campus. I just have nothing lol. Even if I went to the branch I'd still need to get a loan. Gonna ask the school anyway but just wondering if anyone here could estimate how fucked I was in getting loans

>>18309063
In NY we get FAFSA plus the state aid which is called TAP. Ohio doesn't have something like that? I looked up your college and tuition is almost $7k a semester. For community college that's insane.

>>18309079
There are grants and whatnot but I'm more curious about loans. obviously I'd try to get as much aid as I could but I'm still just concerned about affording any of the bullshit one needs to survive