Emancipation is the process of declaring yourself independent from your parents. If you're under the age of 24, it's unlikely that emancipation will help you get more financial aid to pay your college tuition.

If you’re worried about paying for college, there are lots of scholarships out there for LGBT and Hispanic students. Some are merit-based, while others are need-based. Here are four of the most popular ones:

Thousands of students take on huge amounts of student debt every year in federal and private loans. They believe that, in the end, it’ll be worth it. Once they get that coveted college degree, the money will start rolling in.

While this may be true for some, most students don’t get high-paying jobs straight out of college. Some may never have a financially profitable career. Yet everyone must repay student loans. Student debt has become a major burden for young people, especially if they come from low-income families. For this reason, many poor students never graduate.

You’re probably still paying off your undergraduate debt, and you’re thinking of going to graduate school. Grad school is expensive. Fortunately, there are loans that can help you pay the tuition.

As with undergraduate student loans, graduate loans fall into two general categories: government loans and private loans. Government loans are usually subsidized and, therefore, cheaper than private loans. The downside is that not everyone qualifies for a subsidized loan.