Thursday, August 11, 2011

Clarification and Slow Progress

I know it's been awhile since my last post - sorry! I haven't posted because quite honestly I haven't had anything to post before today, and even that's not much!

However before I get into that little bit, I need to clear something else up. It was brought to my attention that I was giving the world a very bad impression of my parents, specifically my dad that I never intended to give. It is true that my parents are not contributing to my school, however their reason for this decision is not because they are horrible people who just don't want to help, but rather it is based upon some bad choices that I have made. They feel that because of my decisions it would be wrong for them to contribute. The details of this are between me and them and have no place here. I want it to be known that the point of my posts here are not to bash my parents, or really even to vent my frustration with them. Instead, I intend for this to be about my frustration with the government, or the "system" who make it impossible for people in any situation without parental contribution to succeed. I do apologize for giving the wrong impression and portraying my parents in a bad light.

Like I said, there is really not much to update. Today I am extremely grateful for my employers that are offering me the Educational Assistance Program that I mentioned in an earlier post. It is frustrating the ridiculous costs of attending college, and I have often wondered if it is really worth it. Tonight I finished the process of enrolling and paying for the 1 class I will be taking this semester. After all was said and done, that one class cost $1,289.92. One class! This does include the textbooks, but those were purchased after an extensive search finding the lowest price available. This price makes me sick, and not having any federal financial helps makes it so much worse. Even if I were able to get a loan at this price, I don't even want to think about how much would accumulate over the course of my education plus interest!

At this point I'm still very stuck on where to go from here. I know that I need to begin writing letters to my Senator and Congressman, however I admit the idea scares me some, and I'm not really sure where to begin. But I'm determined to follow it through, any encouragement or advice is appreciated!