Aug 01, 2011 01:18
I'm really feeling frustrated right now. I am not going to school this semester. I don't know if I am going to be able to ever actually go. I tried to get financial aid. I make $11/hour and tuition is $11,600 a semester. Obviously, I need financial aid. Except that I have messed up my credit. It is getting better, but I have made mistakes. I get federal Stafford loans. $12,500 a year. I am $10,000 short a year. I tried to get loans through SallieMae, to pay the balance, and cover some bills as well. They turned me down. I tried to just get what I needed to pay for school. That didn't work either. Mom doesn't feel comfortable co-signing because she is going to retire in the next couple of years. If I fuck up she's on the hook, and she can't afford that. Honestly, I don't blame her at all.
I am going to have to withdraw from classes for this semester. I'll look at community college part time in the spring, and see what I can make happen.