I'm trying not to think about it and stay positive, but that's a big deal.
Long story short, I don't have enough $$ to pay for this semester.
No scholarships, and basically supporting myself so it is what it is.
It's my fault for not really applying for scholarships and waiting till the last minute. I have searched for scholarships but most of them that I find, I don't qualify for. It makes me mad, because my balance was such a petty amount. All I can do is learn from this set-back and try to avoid for the future. The plan is basically for me to, work my ass off and either pay out of pocket or hopefully I'll earn a scholarship for spring. I've been on my shit lately, I called UNCF and found out about scholarships, Salliemae, and I'm going to call one of my family members who used to run the financial aid department for Morehouse to get advice and hopefully a few connects.
Another headache has been that my mom wants me to change my major, and look at cheaper schools. We all know how expensive Clark is, is it worth it..nah? but it's what you make of it. The way I see it, if you haven't experienced college at a HBCU let alone CAU, then you don't understand. That's really my main concern, while I have my dislikes about CAU, I couldn't picture myself being anywhere else. I'm still going to apply to other schools just in case and as a back up.
Do your parents support your goals and decisions you've made in life or plan to make?
Enough about that sob story.
It's mos def about to be 4am, so that only leaves one thing, sleep!
2 comments:
Hello fellow CAU Panther! I too had to leave CAU for a semester. I had every intention on coming back and starting junior yr for Fall 09. But I've decided to stay home to go to school, it was cheaper and I got what I needed from my new school academically!
I totally understand why you're struggling with wanting to go back so bad. HBCU life is like no other! I was so determined to get back to Atlanta. But seriously there is much more to college than just being social! That was my main concern. Am I going to have as much fun as I did at Clark? Honestly probably not... nothing compares to the AUC. But school is what you make it! So give other schools a chance. You never know you might like it :-).
P.S Once I made the move to go in-state I got more assistance from financial aid. Idk why lol, but I did. So you might want to look into what type of grants/scholarships your state has.
Good Luck!
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