Q. What is a direct cost? A. An expense paid directly to the school. Tuition, Room and Board. These are the big expenses that many people should budget for exclusively. Q. What is an indirect cost? A. Cost that is not paid directly to the school. Books, school supplies, laptops/technology, transportation, personal expenses. These are the common expenses that are not as much but still add up, you must budget for these too. Q. What is a Scholarship? A. Something you can get this by meeting certain criteria and you will get money to help pay for your direct costs. Many people apply for scholarships because it is a fairly easy way to save money. There are a lot of criteria you have to meet and sometimes there will be other students applying so you have to be special. Q.What college to chose? A. Chose a college with a good program in your field of study. If you want to become a doctor chose a college that offers pre-med or courses that you may want to take for the career. Also chose collages based on how much money you are willing to spend. Q. What are the expenses you have in college? A. Tuition, books, dorms, food, living expenses. There are many costs that depend on the person but those are the basic. You should always budget very carefully in college because you won't have that much money to spend and if you mess up it will be hard to get back on track.