I have never so upset in my life. My mother just got off the phone with A&T financial aid. They only gave me a lil bit over $2,000 (including loans!). I have to come up with $6,500 by Friday or find another school.
Do you have to be dirt-poor and living in cardboard boxes to get a decent financial aid package?
pray for me
WELL SISTA, I DO FEEL FOR YOU. BECAUSE I ONLY WISH I COULD GET SOME FINANCIAL AIDE OR SOMETHING I MEAN MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME TAKE OUT ANY LOANS OR ANYTHING BUT I DO WISH I HAD SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL HELP. BUT THERE'S THIS LOAN CALLED "PARENTS PLUS", ITS THROUGH SALLIE MAE AND BASICALLY YOU'RE PARENTS TAKE OUT THE LOAN FOR U, AND IT PAYS ALL OF YOUR TUITION AND OTHER EXPENSES WHILE YOU'RE IN COLLEGE. I KNOW THATS ALOT OF MONEY TO TAKE OUT BUT MAYBE U COULD TAKE OUT ONE YEARS WORTH AND THEN TRY THE FINANCIAL AIDE THING AGAIN. I DONT KNOW.........JUST A THOUGHT GOOD LUCK THOUGH...
ur parents also have to have A+ credit to get that also. not a glitch in sight. but ummm, u can always apply to grambling for the spring semester if u dont find a school for the fall and ask them can apply for the out of state fee waiver which is really easy to get and you will pay in state tuition
I'm in the same shoes as you, Hon. Try not to get discouraged. Let that frustration motivtate you to do things such as apply for scholarships (which will probably only help you for next year) and call organization. I have a "black yellow pages" magazine and I going to start calling tommorow and asking how much they can donate. Just tell them your story. Maybe ask what you can do for them as a last resort. You may get a lot of no's but keep trying. Maybe look into work study at your school or just beg the FA office and tell them what's going on with you. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I just said a prayer for you too. Be encouraged.
Listen...don't let that lil set back totally kick ya dream. I understand where u are FULLY! As a matter of fact, it really is kinda hard to get a substantial amount of money if ur middle class and doinf aight for urslef. All you can do it pray on it, and really try to keep ya grades good and apply for as many scholarships are u can. We wanna see u with us....
ur parents also have to have A+ credit to get that also. not a glitch in sight. but ummm, u can always apply to grambling for the spring semester if u dont find a school for the fall and ask them can apply for the out of state fee waiver which is really easy to get and you will pay in state tuition
2 OF MY FRIENDS APPLIED TO GRAMBLING 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY GOT ACCEPTED FOR THE FALL AND THEY GOT THAT WAIVER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.......AIN'T THAT BOUT A B!TCH!!
yeah, i be tryna tell ppl about it. it's not hard to get at all and alot of ppl got those. i think they told us that the state gives out so much money to help boost the out of state students so they gave grambling those to give to ppl who really cant afford the whole thing. all u have to do is do 20 hours of community service with it and at the end of the semester, u have a party. i did ma community service in the housing office and it was pretty fun. imma do mine in the admissions this semester because they always have parties. if ur friends have internet access, tell them to hit me up mzsparklez02@aol.com. tell them congrats and welcome to the place where everybody is somebody.
Go to www.cfsedloans.com. Me and my parents got pre-approved for a loan in minutes.
My financial aid gave me nothing this year. We applied for a loan there and our chances of getting it are pretty good. A couple of people that I know did this and everything turned out all right. Just check it out. I hope everything goes well for you.
GOOD LUCK THOUGH...
