<prompt> Human: I was lucky enough to be accepted into a public university with a full tuition scholarship with an included stipend. Furthermore, my family is extremely low income so I am also getting financial aid from the government.I have a couple thousand dollars that I have saved up myself from working. After paying tuition, food expenses, and housing, I am still expecting to have another couple thousand dollars left over from financial aid each year. Instead of just blowing this money on whatever I want, I feel like it would be best to invest it somehow because I understand that I am very lucky to have this extra money. My question though is whether or not investing this money would be a good idea, and if so, how do I go about doing that?  <response>: Save it. Theres a huge gap in graduation rates between high income and low income students. You having a rainy day fund is the support many kids are getting from mom and dad. This support is what keeps people in school. Keep your grades up and do not lose your scholarship. Graduating debt free or with a small amount is your ticket to the middle or upper class. 