dios mio
holy crap. we submitted the fafsa today, people, and with our efc, that's why i'm applying to "not so great schools" because i'm hoping to god that i'll get some sort of big merit scholarship if i even get accepted.
because with my dad's investments, such as my deceased grandmother's house that we refuse to let go of, my family is expected to contribute almost what my mom makes per year, and almost twice what my dad makes.
the government is not going to give my family a cent of money. even though my parents wear the crappiest clothes ever, and my mom still wears the clothes she wore after she had my sister in 1989, and my dad buys his clothes from building 19 and wears costco shoes. we have never gone on a fancy family vacation, and my brother has never been on an airplane. half the time we don't even have effing groceries in the house. plus, half my walmart underwear has dead elastic.
i want to know how the hell i'm supposed to pay for my education with little help from my family for at least five years of college, possibly six, or maybe more. 'cause they're not paying for it... i told my mom that i was worried about getting about having a gazillion dollars of debt, and she said, "well, it's a fact of life, you're going to be a student" and that's not the most encouraging thing ever, huh...
like i was hoping to one day have a family, or you know, buy a house someday or something like that, and i'm screwed. maybe i'll be able to afford kids when i'm about 47. smack dab in the middle of menopause.