Im officially jobless and pregnant, yipee!
So, I know a few of you go to school full time and dont work. How does that work? Would it work for a community college ( I have a GED so I cant go straight into a uni)?
I need any and all help asap!
Im officially jobless and pregnant, yipee!
So, I know a few of you go to school full time and dont work. How does that work? Would it work for a community college ( I have a GED so I cant go straight into a uni)?
I need any and all help asap!
I go to community college full time and dont work, but i have a lot of support from my parents. I would try looking into free or low cost daycare, and try to get as many scholarships and grants as you can get! I dunno how you feel about student loans, but you could borrow money for living expenses.
You should fill out a FAFSA. Federal application for student aid.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Usually you fill these out in the late winter, early spring for the following school year but you should check it out now anyway. You can get aid, government grants, and need based loans that aren't based on credit. The aid is not just covering tuition, but also housing and transportation. When you get through the form, if you fill it out online, it will even give you an estimate of what you would have to pay and what they will try and cover for you. If you have no money this estimate should be very small. My parents couldn't help me with college and I was able to get through 4 years, 1 at a private college and 3 at a public university with government aid. I came out about $10,000 in debt... Worth it in my opinion though, less than the cost of lots of cars.
yeah, community colleges offer financial aid, and the first step is to file a fafsa. List the name of the school/s that you think you'll be attending on the fafsa to make matters easier.
Then apply to your college.
Check into their financial aid department and see what additional paperwork you'll need for any state-based aid or any aid offered by the college.
Then you can go to sites like fastweb.com to look for private scholarships. But these can seem daunting because they ask really hard questions and there's no guarantee of money to follow.
Definately apply for a daycare subsidy as soon as your baby is born, and give the most conservative financial information you can as these lists can be long and you may be placed by your financial situation rather than when you get on the list.
Get all the help you can (gov. healthcare, food stamps, whatever you can qualify for).