Rebel Yell Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Valuable lesson learned: Get your application in for fnancial aid & work study at the very very beginning. As in, as soon as they begin accepting them. Diamond is *eligible* for a small grant and work study hours, however, the school got less money than anticipated this year, and had more students than usual apply. Because they needed more info- tax transcripts- her application was one of the later ones completed/processed, so the money ran out before she got her stuff in. She worked in the campus library last two semesters, and they adore her there- they are more heartbroken than she is. Her application IS at the top of the pile for Spring semester- it will go in immediately on the first day it can (and yes, we have post-it notes on the calendar to remind us to follow up and be sure it does!) Fortunately, this is community college, so the work-study hours of 10/week at minimum wage fully paid tuition, and it won;t be hard to make up just 10 hours/week. It's just much more convenient to work at school because she is already there- and can work just 1 hour/day on some days right before classes, and 3-4 hours on other days. So muchbetter thanbeing tied to an outside job's schedule. But her friend just moved away for college, and her mom needs help with her home business- and Diamond has done the work before, so she'll just jump in there 2 days/week and it will be OK. Plus she starts teaching dance next Monday- only a few hours, but pays more than minimum wage. So I'm whiney, but she'll be OK. We're unable to help out financially beyond letting her live at home rent-free, including groceries and use of the car. Plus I find great deals on her textbooks. She will graduate debt-free, this just puts a little wrinkle in the plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalea Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thank you for sharing your story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 OH MY GOSH! Happy dancing like crazy here! Diamond just got a call that more money has become available and she can start work-study TOMORROW!!!!!!! And she's still going to help out friend's mom on Saturdays when she isn;t at her retail job. SUCH a blessing! And another happy dance- I picked up her Astronomy textbook for $3.99. Yep- that decimal point is after THREE DOLLARS! Not three hundred ninety nine dollars, but THREE DOLLARS AND NINETY-NINE CENTS! WIshing for good news for everyone else reading this... whatever you may need. :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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