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Eh. So Danny and I visited College Park to badger them about money to go to school, and they said (very politely, very sweetly, and very apologetically) that there's simply no more money to give out. The lady suggested that I badger the scholarships I applied to instead for updates, because if I'm gonna go to Maryland I'll have to know if I won anything before the application deadline. At least, if I'm gonna go to Maryland with my parents' good graces. Eh.
I suppose the problem is that if the scholarships can be applied to any school and they still don't constitute a full ride for Maryland, Guilford will still be cheaper... quite the dilemma. I'm hoping I can get enough money to cover my first year at Maryland. If I can do that, then I might be okay for the rest of my time there, because if I split off from my parents and become independent, there's no way I'll make enough money to be expected to pay my way, and I can apply for financial aid by the boatload. Plus, I'll know to start applying early and vigorously to scholarships next year, instead of waiting until the last minute.
So, crossing my fingers. Hopefully at the very worst I'll owe loans for my first year of college but not for the last three. Granted $15,000 (if I get no scholarship money) is still a lot of money. But hopefully I'll get a decent amount of scholarship money. And maybe I won't have to pay $15,000; if I don't live on campus, I may just owe $5,000 or so. But still, then I'll have to pay rent and food and utilities and stuff, and the rate won't be as steady as dorms and such. I guess we'll see. Maybe I'll calculate the difference and then decide.
This is rough.
Whatever. I have to work today. For eight hours. Woohoo! Haha. Eh, work last night wasn't so bad... it was pretty cool, in fact. We'll see how it works out tonight. And even though I went home a little early twice this week, I'll still get more than twenty hours. I've found it's easier to just work and not feel anxious to get out when I'm not expecting a ride to show up at a certain time, particularly when that time is before the restaurant actually closes. Tonight I'll be waiting for Danny, but he'll get there at 11 when the place closes. And if my hours run a little bit over, it'll be okay, because I'll just let him know and he can wait at the bar or in his car as he prefers... but it probably won't run over.
Meh. So, I need to work on scholarships. And I really need to enter Writers of the Future. Both to actually write something and for the potential money that could go toward school. Right now the only certain money I have is $5,000 a year for the presidential award and the $2,000 I have in savings (which is growing every week as I deposit half my paycheck in there).
Huh. That's it, I suppose.
I suppose the problem is that if the scholarships can be applied to any school and they still don't constitute a full ride for Maryland, Guilford will still be cheaper... quite the dilemma. I'm hoping I can get enough money to cover my first year at Maryland. If I can do that, then I might be okay for the rest of my time there, because if I split off from my parents and become independent, there's no way I'll make enough money to be expected to pay my way, and I can apply for financial aid by the boatload. Plus, I'll know to start applying early and vigorously to scholarships next year, instead of waiting until the last minute.
So, crossing my fingers. Hopefully at the very worst I'll owe loans for my first year of college but not for the last three. Granted $15,000 (if I get no scholarship money) is still a lot of money. But hopefully I'll get a decent amount of scholarship money. And maybe I won't have to pay $15,000; if I don't live on campus, I may just owe $5,000 or so. But still, then I'll have to pay rent and food and utilities and stuff, and the rate won't be as steady as dorms and such. I guess we'll see. Maybe I'll calculate the difference and then decide.
This is rough.
Whatever. I have to work today. For eight hours. Woohoo! Haha. Eh, work last night wasn't so bad... it was pretty cool, in fact. We'll see how it works out tonight. And even though I went home a little early twice this week, I'll still get more than twenty hours. I've found it's easier to just work and not feel anxious to get out when I'm not expecting a ride to show up at a certain time, particularly when that time is before the restaurant actually closes. Tonight I'll be waiting for Danny, but he'll get there at 11 when the place closes. And if my hours run a little bit over, it'll be okay, because I'll just let him know and he can wait at the bar or in his car as he prefers... but it probably won't run over.
Meh. So, I need to work on scholarships. And I really need to enter Writers of the Future. Both to actually write something and for the potential money that could go toward school. Right now the only certain money I have is $5,000 a year for the presidential award and the $2,000 I have in savings (which is growing every week as I deposit half my paycheck in there).
Huh. That's it, I suppose.