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Originally Posted by cheyennedonna
Not anything at all to do with the edge, but you all feel like family. I just got my semester grades - 4A's and final GPA - 3.88. I will receive my Associates of Arts Degree in Elementary Education and move on to a 4 year college this spring. Wish me luck finding the money to continue.
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*claps* Outstanding AND impressive!
I'm very happy for you, Cheyennedonna.
As for me, I barely scraped by this semester with a 2.0 (my lowest GPA since I started college last August---I go from a perfect 4.0 to a 2.0 in one year). Although it could be worse; I could still be on academic probation for being a transfer student, but "oh, well...."
Hopefully in the Spring I can come out with at least a 3.5, but since I'm taking 18 hours, I'm not too sure...
Anyhow, the money is DEFINITELY out there, Cheyenne. I would know: since I started college in August of 2009 (after serving in the military for 6 years) I found out that there is MILLIONS of dollars in grant and financial aid money that gets overlooked each year because people just do not apply for everything they can find. With the economy the way it is, college and university enrollment is at record highs because of the large number of unemployed going back to school to spice up their resumes with certifications and finally get those hard-sough Bachelor's Degrees that didn't seem to matter 20 years ago. Scholarships are your best bet because the money is free (just like a grant, but without the restrictions), but make sure you check into state-sponsored/resident scholarships and grants and MAJOR/DISCIPLINE specific scholarships too! There are a
LOT of those out there that people also tend to forget about...which is why thousands of people end up standing in line for hours at their school's financial aid office.
It makes states look good by the number of people who enroll in colleges and universities (which has the unfortunate side-effect of affecting tuition rates across the board), so as long as you have the desire to go to school, someone somewhere will pay for you to go. As for whether it's free or not is a different story....
It's also interesting that you chose Elementary Education as your field.
BEWARE if you don't already know: Elementary Education is the one the largest majors in colleges/universities in the USA (especially among women--no offense), so competition for funding is fierce!
One thing I HIGHLY recommend you consider is becoming an Honor's Student: the reason being is because as long as you keep your grades up, the Honor's Program will provide you with a very GOOD scholarship that will take care of most of your tuition and expenses. I was fortunate enough to try it out this past Spring, but I found that it just wasn't for me.