Financial Aid

I love how when I Google "Getting student loans without a co signer" every site says "FASFA! Pell Grants! Stafford Loans!" as if this solves every bodies problems.
Here's my situation: I work 60+ hours a week between two jobs. I'm doing 19 units at a JC. I'm transferring to SFSU in Fall.  Read More »

Here is Part One in my series of posts on the beliefs of major political parties. This blog focuses on the Republican Platform on Education, as taken from the official GOP website.

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So last year I was laid off my job at First Marble Head because of the TERI bankruptcy of Private Student Loans. That one was the first of many private student loan institution bankruptcies to come. As of 2008 several private student loan institutions from My Rich Uncle, Campus Door, Chase, and TERI have claimed bankruptcy and have cut off their offers of private student loans.  Read More »

I make just little over minimum wage right now, and love my job, however I Don’t have insurance, I don’t always have enough money for the things I need such as food. I make my pennies stretch. So one day I decided to check out getting state assistance just temporarily till I got my finances in order. Maybe a month or two.  Read More »

After weeks of not knowing what school to go to and constantly debating one school against the other, I finally chose a college based on the financial aid I was receiving. I didn't think I would be attending this school since the tuition is $43,000 a year. FAFSA had advised me to take out $30,000 in loans. When it seemed like I wouldn't be going, I find the perfect scholarship for me.  Read More »

In today’s world, we live in a sea of information that is just waiting for our gain. Some of us acquire this information from books, or other literary sources, but most of us obtain this from years of experience, and most importantly from an education. Unfortunately, not everyone in this world is lucky or eligible enough to obtain this knowledge.  Read More »

A few days ago I got a letter in the mail from the university I attend, recapping the financial aid package I received for the 2007-2008 school year. Today, I received another financial aid letter outlining the funds I'll be receiving for the 2008-2009 school year. My heart was broken when I realized they revoked a bunch of grants I was awarded last year.  Read More »

So here is my situation:

-Mother is disabled, receives small monthly checks
-Father laid off at Thanksgiving, currently unemployed
-Me working part time and going to school part time
-Younger sister full time student
-Parents filed bankruptcy due to medical bills
-House ready to be foreclosed
-Car ready to be repossessed
-No heat during winter  Read More »