FAFSA

Special Circumstance Everyone goes through hard times during their lifetime and find a way to push through the obstacles. I have had a few obstacles I have had to overcome throughout my time. At the age of 10, I lost my father at the time I did not know what death really meant and how it would affect me and my family. As time moved on, I understood more and it hit me. At the time of his death we still lived in Nigeria and following his death my family and I moved to the United States due to his…

scholarship because I need help in paying my college tuition. I live with my mother who is a self-employed single parent. My mother runs a very small cleaning business which barely provides for me and herself. My Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on my FAFSA is 000000. Despite growing up with little money I have strived for success and to further myself so I can aid in supporting my family. In order to do this I need to go to at least four years of college, which at this point I cannot afford.…

Minimum wage was enacted by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to protect women and children from unfair pay, unfair workplace environments, reduce poverty and ensure economic growth, over all to protect the lowest – paid worker. At no point did the original act say that minimum wage was meant to be a living wage or something one could raise a family off of. If minimum wage were to be raised to $10.10 in today’s world, history would unavoidably repeat itself. As time has gone on, minimum…

affiliated with the program and tutor its participants as well as help them with ACT prep. “We also do workshops on soft skills things like time management and assertiveness as well as provide information on scholarships and help students fill out the FAFSA” sid Erika Sterup, Assistant Director of the program. During the summer the students come to campus for six weeks to live in the dorms and take classes to help them get acclimated to college…

As a first generation college student there were many challenges I faced as I graduated high school. From a young age my parents told me that I would only be able to attend college if I got scholarships. For so long I was pressured to do well in school in the hopes of funding my future career. In May 2012 I graduated as the Valedictorian of my class. With an estimated family contribution of zero, I was able to receive financial aid and grants in addition to the scholarships I received. My…

college and keeping my GPA to my standards.. We don’t have mommy and daddy to help us through our problems, holding our hands through the dark. Our decisions we make from here on out are all on us. What college are we going to, what do i do about FAFSA, are we going to live in a dorm, how do i know if i’m making the right choice; all these questions are swimming around in my…

Latino students share strong connections to their families. According to earlier studies on the Latino culture, “familism” is defined as the value and emotional bond Latinos have to their families (Valdes, 1996; Vega, 1995). Hernandez (2002) found that Latino students are emotionally and socially attached to their family members, which may include parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. It is also the case that in the Latino culture, students share a household with extended…

pieces is without the Daniel’s Scholarship to make up for the differences, my out of state options may prove to be obsolete. However, I don’t have all the financial information yet from all of my college options. My mother won’t be able to fill out the FAFSA until around February. Without that, colleges are unable to put together an accurate financial package for me. Looking at these numbers has made me realize how expensive college really is and how much money I could potentially end up owing…

forms. Questions are asked over email, over the phone, and also in person, and for each of these, Ms. Piatti-Tubens sometimes struggles with answering them. Such questions include but are not limited to; Did my FAFSA go through? How do I pay or handle the rest of my balance? Does the FAFSA apply to winter and summer classes? These questions all seem basic and common questions, but they are difficult to explain to different types of people. She stated that most calls and emails are about loans…

Having tuition or no tuition for college has been a debate that has yet to be solved. There are plausible arguments for both sides. While I can see both sides to it, I believe it is best for colleges to have tuition. The pros for tuition far outweigh the pros for free college. One reason why colleges should have tuition is taxes. While free college sounds great on paper, how will it be payed for? That’s right, taxes. Free college means higher taxes. Most families already struggle just to make…