@ this point all i can mention is ... working for $7/hr and paying $4000/semester no biggie.. can be done. all u have 2 do is sacrifice all ur social life.. sacrifice all the bar hopping, alcohol consumption and quit smoking. I have done the same when i was getting paid only $5/hr. that was 10 yrs ago. (O: held 2 jobs in summer. 1 was internship in a fortune 500 company[ they paid only $10/hr and after tax :( i used to get $328/week].... then took a graveyard shift in a gas station plus weekends. [got paid $250/week for 50hrs] . yes, i did not have any "so-called life" but i pulled it through. IF I CAN DO IT EVERYBODY CAN DO IT. All one need is patience and perseverence. and if one is scared of death then rather stay inside ur house. oh i forgot.. dyamn the building may collapse too... who knows what is there is future. but just because its dangerous does not mean giving up ur way of survival. =====================================================