So, it seems that I won't have the finances to go to college this fall. Even if I went into crazy student loan debt, I wouldn't be able to attend the first year, let alone the next 3. I was actually planning on taking massive loans but it turns out I can't get enough without dragging my parents into debt which I am not willing to do.
These next few weeks will be basically re-evaluating my life (again!) and trying to find out what I want to do. That's not what is making me sad however, since I'm pretty confident in my ability to stay sane. I'm just sad knowing that my (probably) last chance to be a typical college student is down the drain.
It's been my goal for the past year and a half to get into position to go to Uni and its really hard to have it fall apart at pretty much the last minute.
I've been there, man. And been through it. Worked for 5 years to be able to afford school, and it took that long to realize all the other ways I could have done it. Remember that even if Grants and Loans aren't an option, there are always scholarships, and if you look hard enough for them (a lot of campuses have resources at the Financial Aid office for scholarships) you can pay for your school off of that. It's hard work at times, but it can be done if you've the mind and the drive to do it.
Yes but AFAICT, there are no scholarships for a white male with 2.0 grades. Sigh.
And I'm not saying that it's now impossible to go to Uni, just that I won't have the experience I really wanted. Either because I'm going to have to settle for something less ambitious, or going to have to work a lot harder to pay for it.
Plus this is the second time I have "Failed to launch" and since my mother didn't take it very well the first time, I am really not looking forward to breaking it to her. Add in the fact that I am the most likely person in the entire extended family to be successful in school (saying something), and I am really not looking forward to the next few years.
Plus, all my hopes of an easy social re-integration at college have been dashed. Since all of my friends basically lost touch with me after High School, I've been depending on School to boost start my social life again.
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