Poverty and education still don't mix.
I'll soon replace this with a fantastic entry about my fun times in Tell City-Town. :D
However, at present, I would much rather express my extreme annoyance with the state of Indiana and the IU-Bloominginton Office of Student Financial Assistance. I've been having a near nervous break-down every morning recently. Might anyone have about $5,000 I can borrow? :p
kjldfljkfdsjkldfsjklfsdjklfdsalkjsdfajkldfasgh <-pounding of fingers on keyboard to simulate the pounding of forehead on same keyboard.
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 cobrabubbles
2004-06-29 13:12
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Damn it. If I can actually do anything to help, I want to. So let me know, okay? I might be able to figure something out. (Reply to this) (Thread) |
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vegansonja
2004-06-29 14:42
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Awesome. I wasn't even late. :)
I received your email, and of course you're welcome to call. :) The reason I'm answering here is to clarify anything that may have been... unclear during my rushed comments earlier. At this point, I'm really worrying about potential nothing. After all, I could receive a letter tomorrow sayin', "sorry for our extreme suckiness, have all of the aid you can get, kid!!!". It's the waiting that's getting to me. As you know, I've been waiting for a damn long time. :)
Had I not read something I viewed as a stipulation but that my advisor did not, I would likely not be worried right now. I can't see the financial aid folks seein' anything but a future graduate when they look at my record. I think the whole deal was put in effect for lazy kids who drop and/or fail loads of classes and are thus, less likely to graduate in a timely manner. That rather obviously isn't me (I'm a lazy kid... but I keep and pass my classes and hide my laziness from instructors and administration :D), so... damn it, where's my "sorry we suck" letter?
I'm cool now. I mentioned near nervous breakdowns during mornings. They always pass by morning's end. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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cobrabubbles
2004-06-29 15:13
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Much clearer. Sort of. You most definitely deserve a "sorry we suck" letter. I'm glad you're calmer now than earlier though. And I will ring you later on for a moment or two. Be well in the meantime! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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vegansonja
2004-06-29 15:14
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OH, and... :)
The $4,900 is what I currently owe. Should I receive a "sorry we suck--have some aid!" letter, scholarships and and a modest loan should cover it without a problem. :)
Still, I have rather stable (and impersonal) feelings against their refusal to accept scholarship money. I see the state's logic in wanting to deny state money to students who habitually use it toward classes that they do not complete (a key word being "habitually"--not for students who merely drop a class or two and/or receive a temporary incomplete during a single semester). However, I lack understanding for the decision to refuse scholarship money from private organizations, which has already been earned by the student.
If not for a stipulation related to summer schoolin' and graduation dates, I wouldn't be worried. I don't fit the profile of for whom this rule was set. In fact, I'm probably one of the more common reasons for the appeal. :) Holy shit, Indiana's not poor kid-friendly. :)
Anyway, I should be fine. I just freak out a bit when times get tough. That's one reason why I don't like to accept money from others. Living in our awesome capitalist society tends to suck when one lacks the funds with which to live. I'm not so into taking important anti-lifesuck from others, even others who have enough to keep multiple lives from sucking. ...'cause you know... there are lives that suck worse than mine, which could use some of the anti-lifesuck I refuse to accept. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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cobrabubbles
2004-06-29 15:29
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Wow, anti-lifesuck? That's lovely. I shall remember that euphamism. And as for the whole "habitually" thing, do you think there are really that many people who would fit that designation? It seems unlikely to me. So I would say that Indiana's regulatory policies toward education-based financial aid are officially misguided and ill-conceived on most every level. Woohoo! I don't really understand this arrangement on any level, actually. Especially since most of even the non-scholarship aid money is not actually awarded by the state but the federal government. New York has, for instance, a state aid fund called Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). It's money that they give to New York residents when they're enrolled in New York schools. I could understand money such as that being withheld by the state, but the state intervening in matters of federal aid or (especially) private scholarships confuses the crap out of me. Grr. Well, we'll discuss this a bit more later. Toodles for now, dearie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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(Anonymous)
2004-06-30 08:44
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I know how you feel about the college bills and everything. I"m just now getting my student loan payments and I had to consolidate them. I have about $26,000 to pay off, and that sucks. The most I can do to help you out right now is to give you a hug, but I can do that when you visit this weekend.
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