Jennifer // STAY GOLD!!!
Stafford Loan
8 months ago
I have this semester’s tuition paid off with a Stafford loan.
Yay for actually getting it.
How to get financial aid
It made me
accomplished 
"I finally got my financial aid forms completed and am on my way to doing something better with my life."
How I did it: Financial aid seems complicated. It isn't, but filling it out and submitting it the way they want you to is confusing. It took my roughly three months. Make sure when you sit down to start you have all of your tax information and your parents (if you're using their information) too and be patient.
Lessons & tips: Stick with it, no matter how monotonous or impossible it seems.
Resources: www.fafsa.com
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Still trying!
2 years ago
Ah! I knew having a poor family that doesn’t really care about me, and being of a mixed ethnic background would help me eventually! I applied early for the FAFSA, because I’m going to a junior college for my first two years, then transfering, and I have to pay for everything MYSELF.
So. Onward to the FAFSA.
From doing that, I qualified for a CAL GRANT, which gave me $1,555 the maximum you can recieve for a Community College. That’s sweet, because it covers any expenses. After a few mishaps, I finally applied properly, and recieved confirmation for my BOG WAIVER, which pays for my tuition, and school fees, like health. Also gives me a discount parking permit! The school I’m going to has a financial aid program that I want to apply to in May, because it’ll pay for my books and food on campus.
That would be fucking awesome, because then I can use my CAL GRANT for paying my RENT, since I’m moving out in Late July-Early August with Stephanie. :O
Wooooo. I’m only SEVENTEEN. Slow the fuck down, world!!
I need more financial aid
4 years ago
This is my last year of school and they aren’t offering me any financial aid. I’ve just finished submitting my paperwork for an appeal so I hope that things work out in my favor!
