I have to find a way to complete the required courses for dental school, however, I have a major issue...I cannot receive any financial aid due to a defaulted student loan from a long time ago. I did research and the university here, FIU, is 250 dollars/credit. Since I don't live with mom and dad and take care of myself along with my fiance, I find that it will be next to impossible to afford this. I was trying to take at least 2 science courses/semester but with all of the bills I have, unless I take classes here and there, this won't happen. I am not by any means a party go'er or buy expensive junk, im a bit of a hermit so I dont waste money on useless things. Therefore, I wanted to try my luck with Miami Dade College (it ranked up from community college to just..college; it is regionally accredited). This school cost roughly 120 dollars/credit, making this more feasible for me to pay for courses. However, I called the nearest dental school and explained this to a board member in which she told me that Im wasting my time and that it has to be at a university despite my financial challenges. I called UF to get their opinion and they told me it was fine to take courses, even at the comm college level (which Miami Dade is no longer). Im not sure what to do. I cannot afford university level courses right now and barely the college level at this point. Im scared to take courses with MDC because I dont want to apply down the line and get rejected for having taken classes there. Btw, I work for a dentist so i have solid experience...if this doesn't work then maybe I should look into physician assistant maybe?? Im retaking all of my prereqs, i took roughly a year's worth and got C's and a couple bad ones, I was going thru too much at the time. What should I do??