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So. My appointment with financial aid on Wednesday was O.K. But I still will not find out if I'm approved, or for how much until probably next Wednesday. DYYYYYIIIING. The lady who helped was named Joan, and was funny and Irish so that helped. But I got all emotional at the end of filling out the forms and she made me sit down with her and talk. I told her that YES! I am excited to start school but I was worried about not being approved for a loan. She made it very simple. The less you have the more you'll usually get. It was just pretty good to admit this to someone out loud and then breathe through it and let it go. Right now I'm still a little nervous, but I think it's more that I just want to KNOW my damn results!
But on the super cool side: The school has just launched a new program which is optional for students at this point, but looks to become mandatory in about two years or so. We have to option to go paperless. As in all our books, notes, access to our curriculum outline etc. is all convieniently downloaded onto an Apple Ipad. And I poted to go for it. Joan was showing me the demo model, and posing all cheesy like next to it "the way of the future..." dramatic arm wave. When I see neat things like that my first response is to smile politely, wrinkle my forehead and say " how much?" I think she said the extra cost to be included in my tuition is $685. And I thought, well, I'm already getting a student loan for like ten grand, sooo why not. Really at this point? I have no money of my own saved anyway, what do I have to lose? So instead of having to hoof it to the bus, the skytrain and the mile and a half to work with a bag full of books, change of clothes, and lunch, all I will probably need is a large purse. AND! Because I'm a naive fool, I was all " so I just rent this thing from the school and return it at the end of the course?" and Joan is all ???? No, you get to keep it it's yours. Friggin' sweeeet. BUT, inorder to qualify for a student loan, I have to drop my work hours down to 32 a week. I freaked out, but Joan, pointed out that I'd drop a tax bracket this way, so my take home pay would most likely only drop by fifty bucks or so. At least this way, I won't kill myself trying to juggle work and school.
Other than that monumental event, the week was the usual. Wooooork. We had our store inventory yesterday, which is normally a pain in the ass, because they set up the tech centre in receiving, but this year they smartened up and went to the training room. no fighting for space or being scowled at by techies who CLEARLY consider my job like, soooo beneath them. And crazy co-worker was following the management around out on the sales floor sucking up all day. Peeaaace.
And I can't go to see my parents for the second half of my vacation. I'm bummed, but I'll use the time try to prep for school. I have to go get a criminal background check, I guess I'll go then. The TB test is booked in for September 5. Man, I gotta start budgeting! BOO.
But on the super cool side: The school has just launched a new program which is optional for students at this point, but looks to become mandatory in about two years or so. We have to option to go paperless. As in all our books, notes, access to our curriculum outline etc. is all convieniently downloaded onto an Apple Ipad. And I poted to go for it. Joan was showing me the demo model, and posing all cheesy like next to it "the way of the future..." dramatic arm wave. When I see neat things like that my first response is to smile politely, wrinkle my forehead and say " how much?" I think she said the extra cost to be included in my tuition is $685. And I thought, well, I'm already getting a student loan for like ten grand, sooo why not. Really at this point? I have no money of my own saved anyway, what do I have to lose? So instead of having to hoof it to the bus, the skytrain and the mile and a half to work with a bag full of books, change of clothes, and lunch, all I will probably need is a large purse. AND! Because I'm a naive fool, I was all " so I just rent this thing from the school and return it at the end of the course?" and Joan is all ???? No, you get to keep it it's yours. Friggin' sweeeet. BUT, inorder to qualify for a student loan, I have to drop my work hours down to 32 a week. I freaked out, but Joan, pointed out that I'd drop a tax bracket this way, so my take home pay would most likely only drop by fifty bucks or so. At least this way, I won't kill myself trying to juggle work and school.
Other than that monumental event, the week was the usual. Wooooork. We had our store inventory yesterday, which is normally a pain in the ass, because they set up the tech centre in receiving, but this year they smartened up and went to the training room. no fighting for space or being scowled at by techies who CLEARLY consider my job like, soooo beneath them. And crazy co-worker was following the management around out on the sales floor sucking up all day. Peeaaace.
And I can't go to see my parents for the second half of my vacation. I'm bummed, but I'll use the time try to prep for school. I have to go get a criminal background check, I guess I'll go then. The TB test is booked in for September 5. Man, I gotta start budgeting! BOO.