RE: college costs

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: ", Flora" <http://www.state.vt.us/~Flora.>
 > Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 19:56:13 +0000
 >
 > My error in the amount that I said previously. I don't have the figures in 
 > front of me, but they each qualify for two federal loans totaling $5,500 each. 
 > I believe that one is $2,500 and the other is $3,000. One of the loans accrues 
 > interest free while in college, the other accrues interest as soon as you 
 > receive the money. 

So, let me understand where things stand.

 $51,000 - $5,500 - (scholarships and grants) = X

Right?  So, if this is short (X is non-negative), how can the rest be made
up?  Is there where the student loan vs. family help issue comes up?

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert] 
 > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 3:49 PM
 > To: , Flora
 > Cc: http://www.gmail.com/~flora; Noelle; http://profiles.yahoo.com/flora
 > Subject: RE: college costs
 > 
 > I'd like to know what they are.  For example, I could imagine, in lieu of 
 > getting help from family members while in school, that the interest accrues 
 > during the time in college, but that one could prepay the principal and accrued 
 > interest penalty-free after graduation.