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I've officially gotten $24k in financial aid for school this year.
I'm on a full ride... School is free, paying my rent, and putting food on my table.

Bitchin.

Set some of that aside if you can.

Good for you!

I'm still paying off about half that amount... And my current career is as a Truck Driver, obviously not what i went to college for. So, kick ass and good luck!

Congrats, man. Good luck.

Sweet!

Now don't fuck it up.

--Jaeger

Jaeger wrote:Sweet!

Now don't fuck it up.

--Jaeger

EXACTLY. That's what I'm trying NOT to do right now.
It's common knowledge that when someone transfers into the UC, and switches from the semester system to the quarter system, their grades usually suffer, and I'm no different. Unfortunately there's also this little hitch where if I don't get a 3.25 GPA in the very FIRST quarter, I'm not eligible for a continuing UC scholarship next year.

Fortunately I've gotten enough grants and other scholarships to where I don't even NEED the UC scholarship that I'm eligible for THIS year. I just hope I can keep that up in case I don't make that 3.25 cut off.

Yeah... No added pressure or anything.

And as far as setting anything aside goes, it's not possible. I get about $10k for living expenses and transportation to last the entire year. That's $833 a month, plus whatever I make/save from working for Burningman in the summer.
I is BROKE!

Time for a new bike!

THAT part comes in when I get my insurance settlement from my accident a year and a half ago.
Who'd have figured that this shit would take THIS long?

WeAintFoundShit wrote: Who'd have figured that this shit would take THIS long?

Your insurance company.

MagnusTheBuilder wrote:

WeAintFoundShit wrote: Who'd have figured that this shit would take THIS long?

Your insurance company.

They won't pay you until they earn the amount they lost in the claim back in interest. beh

Sorry for the brokeage.

Is any of that work-study, or can you get a part-time job on top of the financial aid?

None of that is work study, that's all grants and scholarships.
Right now there is NO way I can get a job. It's hard enough to hold the GPA up as is, especially being new to the much more fast paced quarter system.
Then, once I get used to it, I'll need to up my course load to stay on schedule so I can graduate before I'm no longer eligible for certain sources of funding.
It's a real peach.

<-jealous.

Just got my money as well, and though, because it's school dependant I only get like 5,200 for the entire year, that means all my school expenses and books are paid for, with some cash money left over. I just cashed my $1,386 check, which is peanuts in reality but it feels good when my balance was sub-300 before that... I need to get into a full time goddamn school, and get on with my goddamn degree. Congrats on the full ride at Davis, maybe I'll transfer out there if I can get the same deal....

Fucking nice one, man!





I shouldn't say this, but my degree cost about $5,000USD in total... and I STILL haven't paid the fuckers back yet!

That's funny.
I also find it amusing how much more money there is for people going to four year schools vs people going to two year schools.
In my 2.5 years at community college, I had to take out MASSIVE amounts of loans just for living expenses. Now that I'm at an expensive school, I pay for very little out of my own pocket.
There really ought to be more available for people in 2 years schools.

Fuck it.
Education should be free to EVERYONE.
But that's not in the plan to keep the rich powerful, and the poor ignorant and under control.