“I got the money I needed eventually, but I had to work with the financial aid office a lot to get the amount I wanted.”

— Kelly Heavey, Kansas University junior, Manhattan

“Not too much. The FAFSA forms were simple enough. I took out more than I wanted to, but the KU Endowment really helps if you're in a pinch.”

— Nolan T. Jones, KU senior, Lawrence

“No, it was fine. I'm out of state and almost everything was paid for. I didn't take out enough at the beginning, but I got an endowment loan towards the end of the semester.”

— Richard Zayas, KU junior, Lawrence

“I did at the beginning of the fall semester. I got accepted to pharmacy school, but they didn't consider me a graduate student, so I had to pay for those classes without the loan.”

— Dana Sparks, KU pharmacy student, Dodge City