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How One Student’s Mission to Save $350,000 and Earn a Free Ride to NYU Paid Off

2025/2/12
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Sierra Bile: 我一直梦想着能进入纽约大学读书,但是高昂的学费让我望而却步。我的父母都没有上过大学,对财务也不是很懂。我来自一个贫困家庭,但我并没有因此放弃。为了实现我的梦想,我开始积极寻找各种奖学金机会,甚至会熬夜到最后一刻提交申请。我相信只要我努力,就一定能找到解决学费问题的办法。 Oyin Adedoyin: 纽约大学是美国学费最贵的大学之一。Sierra被纽约大学录取后,一开始非常兴奋,但很快她就意识到自己没有获得任何经济资助。为了解决学费问题,她开始系统地寻找奖学金机会。她阅读了大量关于奖学金申请的书籍,观看了YouTube视频,并在网上搜索各种奖学金信息。她还创建了一个包含300多个奖学金信息的电子表格,详细记录了每个奖学金的名称、网站、金额、申请要求和截止日期。除了申请奖学金,Sierra还积极与纽约大学进行经济援助谈判。她通过发送邮件,详细说明了自己的经济需求和家庭背景,最终获得了学校提供的奖学金。

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The gap between the sticker price of a college education and the actual price people pay) is growing - which puts the weight of finding ways to reduce costs on students and their families. Wall Street Journal reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how one student found a way to attend NYU for free. 

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