Understanding Loans + How much do I really need?

[maurmaur]

So I know which school I am going to, (WSU) and I've been working on figuring everything out I need to do before everything begins. 

I was looking at the financial section of my student center page and it says estimated. 

So this is the amount I've been awarded right?

How do you know if it is enough? I just have never taken out student loans before so I just want to know what's happening really.

[SpeechLaedy]

16 minutes ago, maurmaur said:

So I know which school I am going to, (WSU) and I've been working on figuring everything out I need to do before everything begins. 

I was looking at the financial section of my student center page and it says estimated. 

So this is the amount I've been awarded right?

How do you know if it is enough? I just have never taken out student loans before so I just want to know what's happening really.

You could talk to the financial aid office if you're not sure of its enough. I believe there's a max you can take out per semester or something like that. But I'm not totally sure. So the financial aid dept could probably walk you through whether it is enough or help you figure out what options are available for you if it's not enough (PLUS loans, private loans, etc).