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moot1337 · 12-27-2005, 11:07 AM

I'm 19 right now, attending the Colorado School of Mines as a freshman...

So far, grants and the in-state tuition stipend have paid for the most of my $4500 a semester bill, though I've had to take out student loans to cover the rest. I worked full time over the summer to save up for books, tuition, and transportation, but it ended up not being enough, so I had to put about $500 on a new credit card (/sigh) to register for spring.

I'm definitely feeling the whole "damn the government for limiting the amount of loans to $2625 the first year" thing right now, especially because my parents refuse to take out the PLUS loan on my behalf. With any luck, though, my dad will have bad enough credit to be denied for that when I force him to apply, and then I'll be able to take out a student loan instead of a credit card one to pay for the $1000 left over in spring tuition.

My mom does help out by putting a roof over my head, provided I pay rent and internet every month, which, I admit, leaves me a little bitter. It's been hard trying to move back in here, get settled, get good grades, and try making money all at the same time, and so far I've spent the majority of winter break recuperating from the stress the first semester brought. So far my GPA's a 3.5 though... it could have been a 4.0 easily (I barely edged out of an A in Chemistry and Calculus) but I didn't really have much free time to do homework and study during the semester, from doing everything else. Needless to say, I'm upset about letting it slide like that, so I'll be changing things for next semester, though I'm still entirely worried about how I'll be paying for this later.

But, ach, that's not for worrying about now. For worrying about now is trying to get some scholarships already.

Crivens.

12-27-2005, 11:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
moot1337 Insane Location: Learning to Fly...	I'm 19 right now, attending the Colorado School of Mines as a freshman... So far, grants and the in-state tuition stipend have paid for the most of my $4500 a semester bill, though I've had to take out student loans to cover the rest. I worked full time over the summer to save up for books, tuition, and transportation, but it ended up not being enough, so I had to put about $500 on a new credit card (/sigh) to register for spring. I'm definitely feeling the whole "damn the government for limiting the amount of loans to $2625 the first year" thing right now, especially because my parents refuse to take out the PLUS loan on my behalf. With any luck, though, my dad will have bad enough credit to be denied for that when I force him to apply, and then I'll be able to take out a student loan instead of a credit card one to pay for the $1000 left over in spring tuition. My mom does help out by putting a roof over my head, provided I pay rent and internet every month, which, I admit, leaves me a little bitter. It's been hard trying to move back in here, get settled, get good grades, and try making money all at the same time, and so far I've spent the majority of winter break recuperating from the stress the first semester brought. So far my GPA's a 3.5 though... it could have been a 4.0 easily (I barely edged out of an A in Chemistry and Calculus) but I didn't really have much free time to do homework and study during the semester, from doing everything else. Needless to say, I'm upset about letting it slide like that, so I'll be changing things for next semester, though I'm still entirely worried about how I'll be paying for this later. But, ach, that's not for worrying about now. For worrying about now is trying to get some scholarships already. Crivens. __________________ And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. Oh, certainly, sir.