Last year her uncle listed her as a dependent on his taxes, even though all he gives her realy is a roof over her head(small peice of the addic to be precisise), so anyway, she went to talk to the fincial aide poeple, they told her she couldnt put her uncle unless her parents were dead, and her mom told her not to say she worked as a cleaning lady becasue she hadnt been payign taxes for years and didnt want the IRS commign arfter her, so of course shr didnt tell the financial aide poeple that, she just said her mom does housework for her uncle
It was so sad yesterday seeing her after working so hard to try and get in, pretty much blame it all on herself because her mom hasnt been fileing her damn taxes, and you need to fill in what your parents are making on the form, so she pretty much took that as them saying thiers no way your getting finicial aide
i know a whole bunch of you are noledgable on such topics, any help would be greatly apreciated, she realy wants to become a teachers assistant or counselor, and her moms pretty much been telling her theirs noway she could make it since back when she was in highscool, and just to go to a trade school and become a hairdresser, but she realy doesnt want to)
If your girlfriend is that concerned with it, then she should get a job and work part-time while she goes to school. Community college is actually -very- cheap compared to undergraduate/graduate college. I was going to school for less than 500 dollars a semester (before books).
If financial aid counselors are flat out telling her there's no way she'll get the aid, then they must know something you don't.. or she's not being completely truthful.. or she's just not doing it right.
They do go by parents unless her Uncle has legal custody. Under 24..unless you are an orphan or married..you have to list your parents. Vecchio Hickory fucked around with this message on 05-27-2004 at 06:44 PM.
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They do go by parents unless her Uncle has legal custody. Under 24..unless you are an orphan or married..you have to list your parents.
You DO have to list them, yes, but in NC you can have your financial aid department override the decision if your parents haven't been supporting you and you can PROVE it.
she was trying to find a job for awhile, `but the only one she could find was 60 hours a week and 3 dollers an hour, right now shes babysitting alot, but like she said she didnt think she could put that
and fal, wow, 500 a semester is pretty damn good, i thoguht it was like alot mroe then that even at comunity college
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shes 22, uncle not legal guardian but listed her as dependent on tax, they didnt say she couldnt get fanical aide, all they flat out said was that she couldnt put her uncles info down, she had to put her moms, and her mom doesnt want her to do that
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she was trying to find a job for awhile, `but the only one she could find was 60 hours a week and 3 dollers an hour, right now shes babysitting alot, but like she said she didnt think she could put that
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and fal, wow, 500 a semester is pretty damn good, i thoguht it was like alot mroe then that even at comunity college
On the flipside.. CC is a very good starting point for getting on a path if you wanna do the 4 year thing. CC is essentially.. a 2 year school.. ie Associates Degree. =) Anyhow.. nuff of the babble from me. Im dead tired. *pokes Fae, Gen and Trent. =)
I wish I could help but I, myself, just got into college and I am confused as fuck at how I'm going to pay for it. 
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I suppose she could look for a real job, though. 60 hours a week and 3 dollars an hour? That's below minimum wage unless she's working for tips... and that's not exactly every job out there. Even working at Pizza Hut or something part-time would be enough to pay the bills. Unless she's 'too good' for that kind of job.. and if that's the case, then I have no sympathy because she doesn't want it [to go to college] enough.
its way below minamum wage, and it wasnt for tips, it was cashier at a novelty shop or something like that, but thats the only job she was actualy able to get, the area she lives in has tons of illegal imegrants and not only are jobs very scarce, but most places dont give a shit about minamum wage, shes appleid to countless supermarkets/bars/tacobells to no avail
I think she said the comuntiy college she got in to was 8k for 2 years
I've known a lot of people that just got the federal guidelines read to them; then went to the head guy and got extra help.
In my experience, most counselors and the desk people just read the guidelines and send you on your way.
And Lyinar is right it is if you have a child, not being married. Orphan, having a child, or over 24 gets you classified as an independent by the Federal equation.
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its way below minamum wage, and it wasnt for tips, it was cashier at a novelty shop or something like that, but thats the only job she was actualy able to get, the area she lives in has tons of illegal imegrants and not only are jobs very scarce, but most places dont give a shit about minamum wage, shes appleid to countless supermarkets/bars/tacobells to no avail
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I think she said the comuntiy college she got in to was 8k for 2 years
