Thursday, September 14, 2006

SCREWED by the MAN

So as I have recently posted I am going back to school. I was awarded a scholarship for a lot of my school. Since we are pretty much a single income(the reserves money is a joke). I applied for financial aid. They said that I we made too much last year. YES, last year we probably did....BUT that is not our current situation. I only make at best a 1,000 a month. Let's just say that I am 26 and my parents have to help pay my bills. BUT... the good ol federal government still thinks that an income of 13,000 is TOO MUCH MONEY!!! They said that if I were single OR had kids then I would qualify. WHAT????? I cannot even afford school. How the heck do you think I could pay for a baby? PLUS......we are NOT READY to be parents.UUUHHHHH
So basically if I were a single mom with 3 kids living on "the system" you would give me money. What is wrong with the system? We need money too! Yes Joe get a G.I Bill...but there is not any money out there for me. .There needs to be money available TO ANYONE who wants to further their education.

Just getting out some frustration!

1 comment:

E said...

Financial aid is frustrating. D's parents never qualified because they were "too wealthy". They had 8 kids to put through college and he is a farmer. His actual income was low enough to qualify, but since he owned his farm, he was "rich on paper". I guess they expected him to sell his land and house to pay for college! How much sense does that make? Then they'd be unemployed, homeless, and need more help!