In some countries, education is free. However, in most countries it isn’t. Basically, education is expensive. You have to spend money not just for your tuition fees but you also have to pay for other school fees, for books and other materials, for supplies such as pens, and you also have to purchase gadgets to help you with your studies. Some families barely make a living to make it through the week. With that, how can they be able to afford education especially higher education which is a lot more costly?
Student scholarships are available everywhere. With student scholarships, you become the benefactor of someone or of an organization. They will help you pay for your education. It may be your tuition fees, all of your school fees, or even everything from your tuition and books to your housing and uniform if any. Unfortunately for some, they find it difficult to get scholarships because of the many requirements and also the tight competition with many other applicants.
Some students are lucky enough that their parents thought their education through and they got education plans for them. With these educational plans, their student finances become not that much of a problem.
But if you are someone who is not wealthy enough to afford higher education, you don’ have an educational plan, and you also could not get student scholarships for some reason, what you might do if you really want to pursue your studies is to get student loans. However, student loans may be a little difficult to pay off especially if you go to a reputable and well-known university. It may take you years or even a lifetime to pay them off. But this is better than no education at all. What you can do is to work while you are studying. With student loans, you might just be able to afford your education.
