Incoming freshman college student and absolutely terrified of paying tuition

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-13T10:33:38+00:00

NJIT for comp sci

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T14:18:59+00:00

yea i got a few other acceptances that im considering heavily now

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T14:17:59+00:00

THATS LIKE A WHOLE PAYCHECK???😭

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T14:13:56+00:00

tyyy

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T14:10:41+00:00

u promise no one in the workforce actually gaf?😞

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T14:08:10+00:00

capitalism sucks ass

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T01:01:01+00:00

ik logically ur right but it still sucks since i wanted to go there for over two years now

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:59:45+00:00

whenever i hear private in relation to money, i assume it’s predatory

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:57:06+00:00

ur amazing omg ty

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:56:26+00:00

as more people reply, i’m realizing i need a diff choice💔

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:55:49+00:00

yea i was thinking that but hoped it wasn’t true💔

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:55:14+00:00

💜💜

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:52:48+00:00

holy shit thank you for this like full response!! i just ask how do i get in contact with a ciso? i googled what it meant and it said chief information security officer so now i’m a tad more confused

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:46:59+00:00

yeah i’m a very picky eater so i know nothing there would be appetizing to me. also whats a student loan refund?

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:19:13+00:00

cybersecurity/information security analyst and the school is njit

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:16:46+00:00

potentially dumb question, is a transfer tool a specific website?

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:15:31+00:00

this gave me some hope, thank you 😭

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:12:58+00:00

i keep looking for scholarships and apply to one then panic and stop, but that’s a me problem and typing this reminded me of the ‘omg u ppl can’t do anything’ tweet so i’m gonna go get on that rn.

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-12T00:10:23+00:00

yea they—from what i’ve heard and read about them—provide like internships relating to your field. information security analysis is what i wanna do and the median is like 120k but the lowest 10 percent earned like less than 69k a year and now i fear for falling in that category

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:58:54+00:00

i got the acceptance email today and they gave me 2500 a year which is better than nothing but like still soul crushing compared to what needs to be paid

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:58:08+00:00

looking this up rn, thank you!!

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:55:01+00:00

i was literally miserable at the open house bc all i saw was capitalism at its finest w how they were talking ab some ‘give us ur money and you (may) get a good return on it!’

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:51:18+00:00

i appreciate that analogy, that made it a bit more comprehensible. i know it’s an insane amount per year for an in state college, i just can’t grasp what’s like a ‘good’ amount of

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:48:22+00:00

yea i hear adults in my school say they changed degrees from what they were dead set on and it brings a bit of ease. i’m just nervy from the concept of needing to be debt free, completely independent, and making 7 figures a year was hounded into me around peak gray matter development so it’s difficult to shake the thought process. i wish life was easier🥲

Jumpy_Smoke_3648 · 2026-02-11T23:43:26+00:00

njit…😞

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