Nada, rien, zilch, zip, S-O-L...
Not even a "Here's a Fiver For Your Troubles" scholarship. That's would be how much the Office of International Education awarded me in scholaships and grants to help fund my trip to London. Apparently all the $500 awards for International Studies majors were used up by the time I submitted my application, and I don't know why I wasn't chosen to receive the $1500 need-based grant. But with only a 2.4 gpa, I'm not weeping over the fact that I didn't receive any of the merit based aid.
I'm not feeling sorry for myself, ladies and gentlemen, I'm feeling... "what the hell am I gonna do?"
I don't want to accept defeat quite yet, because my dad would be furious at me for being a quitter, but I'm really not expecting OSU to come through for me with enough financial aid to cover the $8000+ needed for this summer. And with just over 2 months until I'm supposed to check into my flat, I don't know if I'm going to be able to work enough hours, even if I do find a second job, to come up with that kind of cash.
But I'm not giving up, not until it's come down to the wire and I have exhausted all my resources. My last hope is OSU Office of Financial Aid. I already got a somewhat snooty email from someone over there telling me that I can't be considered for additional aid to help ay for the study abroad, but I'm still going to pray. Hey, my parents made like $12,000 less last year than the year before, so I'm hoping that at least that'll be reflected on my award guide. And if anyone has any advice or ideas about any resources that might be of some use in this situation, I'd love to hear it.
I'm not trying to cheat the system here, people, I'm just pissed off at all the times it's cheated me!
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