I'm pretty sure that at most colleges / universities being an RA still gives you free housing and food ... work studies pay for part of your tuition ... and then there are scholarships. If that doesn't work, there's always the option to go to school part time while working. Quite honestly I consider the 4 years of on campus life a pretty big waste of time and $, basically a high school re-do, so while we might do our best to help out if we think they do deserve it and are working hard for it, we will be leaving it up to them.
