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Old 08-09-2007, 10:01 PM
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Default Re: Women and the choices we have to make for higher education

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Originally Posted by shadha View Post
I guess I'll ***** and moan here eh.

So for the last year I've been busting my ass working two jobs, as many hours as I can get, to pay my way through school. I bought a car, got my permit, and was a happy little camper. I enrolled myself in a community college to take several credits to save money. My idea, take as many credits as possible from a community college then transfer over to a 4-year university-- saves a couple thousand in the end.

Yeah, well. I enrolled but had to drop out before I even started. Transmission on my car died and so now the 3,000 I saved up for school is bye bye. I feel ****ty that I can't go back to school this semester. I have already been out of school for a year, eh. I'm not even sure I'll be going back next semester either- might be moving out of state.

So now I'm back to square one really. I want to get a BA in Elementary and Special Education. However, I also want to take some business management, sociology, religious studies, multicultural...I hope I can take some classes as electives eh? Or maybe a major and a minor perhaps? No idea. I suppose I should begin by first deciding which university to sign away my life to. :P

Any advice to offer would be great.


shadha-
Shadha, go to the financial aid office of the college. But, if you really want to get your BA, go to a 4 year college and visit with their financial aid officer. There are some grants available for AA students which you might qualify for. There are also grants available for students who want to teach. But, don't give up without talking to them. Best of luck, I hope it works out for you iA.
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