Free grad school? Yes, please

Sarah Appleton loved her time at boarding school, and wanted to become a teacher in a boarding school in turn. So a teaching assistantship at Western Washington University was a natural fit — and saved her a ton of cash.

Appleton received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at the university, while working as a TA and teaching 24 students English 101 every quarter. She would prepare lesson plans and teach her section, as well as grade and evaluate students.