PLZ read i need help on letter

[JaggedEdge]

sure there are loads of grants and stuff....i was just saying i have never heard of writing the president of your school or anything asking for them..i struggled desperately in school, but i worked and i wasnt writing the president of my school for anything..so, the place she worked was hot and whatnot..if you want it bad enough you will do what you need to and not ask for handouts..and yes, this is asking for handouts..it is very different than searching for hidden scholarships....i wonder how much time was spent on researching who to ask for money? i am sure a job could have filled that time just as well...

princess

I agree with you, which I is why I doubt she will get much in the way of a response. The letter is already written though, so there is no harm in sending it. The worst that can happen is it won't ever be read.

[bentleygtgirl]

I go to a school of only 1,600 and the president of my school is a female. The school is very big on giving aid and friends of mine have done the same thing (wrote to the president) to appeal their financial aid package. The tuition of the school is 27,000 dollars a year and I get about 8,000 in aid. When I graduate, I will be making payments of about $400 a month to pay for it. The reason I am appealing this is because numbers can't show everything. Most students at my school have their parents paying for it and it is just not possible in my family for my mom to take on that kind of debt. A friend of mine who has a 2.0 had her entire college paid for but lost one scholarship but still only pays $5000 a semester if she lives on campus. Her family makes the same amount or a little more than my mom and she gets all her college paid for because shes from that state? I think that's a little ridiculous. My GPA would be higher but there is no such thing as a B+ C+ in the school, if you have a B, no matter if its a 89 or an 80, you come out with a 3.0. I DO know that writing this letter can't hurt. They won't take anything away from my financial aid package, they can just say no. I'd rather write this letter and be told no than sit on my thumbs wondering if i could have recieved more aid. I'm also sending a letter to the dean and the financial aid office. Thanks for your help!!

[surreys princess]

yeah, i got all that....

but as i said....YOU chose to go there..YOU knew this when you started there, when you left for there, transferred there, whatever you did to get there...it bothers me that you will write and ask for money and then defend it instead of helping yourself...

you are an adult and your education is your responsibility....my point was very basic...get a job..or two..

princess

[bentleygtgirl]

sure there are loads of grants and stuff....i was just saying i have never heard of writing the president of your school or anything asking for them..i struggled desperately in school, but i worked and i wasnt writing the president of my school for anything..so, the place she worked was hot and whatnot..if you want it bad enough you will do what you need to and not ask for handouts..and yes, this is asking for handouts..it is very different than searching for hidden scholarships....i wonder how much time was spent on researching who to ask for money? i am sure a job could have filled that time just as well...

princess

I do work and save money, which is more than can be said for most kids who attend a private school. Because my parents made bad decisions when they were younger why should I settle on going to a college where I won't get a better education? I want to be making a lot of money when I'm older, I want to be an economist like Jeffrey Sachs who uses his knowledge to help the poor, not only of this country but in other countries. I work, I look for scholarships, I do my homework and I'm involved in school. Why should I not write this letter? Maybe it is asking for a handout but I'm not going to feel guilty for asking for money when I see less qualified people getting it every day. I'm one of the few of my friends who didnt get pregnant and drop out of school or blow my money on yayo or be on welfare. The worst thing that can happen is that they say no. They're not going to take away any money, I know that. If I went to a public school I know this would be absolutely ridiculous but I go to a school of 1,600 and the college president is really involved with the students. The school is liberal with their money, we have alumni giving millions of dollars to the school every year (which I know from working in the advancement office) If I can't get any more aid for whatever reason I will just have to pay this debt when I graduate every month, which I will just have to do. It's not like I can hide from the debt I've already accumulated but anything I can do to make it easier I will. I've considered even becoming a stripper but there is not a strip club in the town because thats one of the only legal ways I can think of of making some fast money to squirrel away to pay for this debt. Who wants to be in debt for 30 years? not me. All I can hope for is a job that pays 40K + a year when I get out of college and hopefully someday I can go to grad school. Maybe I should have stayed in my own socioeconomic group but after reading Jonothan Kozol's savage inequalities it inspired me to do the best for myself so I didn't stay in the same neighborhood and raise my kids in the same neighborhood and send them to the same schools....I'm going off on a tangent but I wanted to explain myself. Also I am working 2 jobs and am looking for a third. I am saving money and everything and anything I can do that might help I am doing. It's not like im sitting on my ass eating cheetoes and doing nothing. But i'm done, im not going to explain this any more, I know that even if I get $50 for writing this letter that's $50 I don't have to worry about.

[TokinAsianGuy]

stay you're own socioeconomic group? bullshit.

sweetheart, you have goals and you deserve and have the right to achieve them.

go get em tiger!

[surreys princess]

wow........

i never said any of that....

i am a firm believer that anyone can be anything they want, if they want it bad enough..all i was saying was do for yourself, dont look for others to do for you..i am sorry if you feel slighted by my comments, but you portrayed yourself that way..all you mentioned was you once had a summer job and it was too hotttttttttttt...you seem to be very focused on the easy way out..you mention wanting to be a stripper for fast money..in another post you mention the benefit of private school because they give you more money..you mention in your last post here that basically, you should be rewarded for making the right decisions (staying in school, no babies, etc) just because others havent..you just dont come across to me as someone who wants to do for yourself..i am sorry if you dont like the opinion i formed, but i only did that based on what you presented...

[bentleygtgirl]

no, its ok i can understand that. It's hard to understand me from those few paragraphs. The job was very hot and loud and hard but I went to work every day, never missed a day. I think that I am a very hard worker and I would appreciate some help from the school. I'm not mad at you or anything and I appreciate your comments but I think at first I'm going to send the letter to the financial aid office and then to the president of the school. If there's help out there I would appreciate it. I think the "easy way out" would be to drop out of school and just pay the debt I have now or to make another dumb decision. But its ok. I just dont want you to think that I'm some lazy ass, because I'm not. I can tell you value hard work, as do I, but anything that can make my life easier is something I will try.

[JaggedEdge]

It is normal for students who are residents of the state the school is in to pay less. No resident students have to pay out of state tuiton no matter where they go. There are a few exceptions to the rule like a full scholarship or maybe a hardship type aid. I.E. Hurricane Katrina.

[ValkyrieAg]

If you school is so small, why don't you just go talk to this person?

My sister went to Yale and fought for the new finaid rules they have now. If your parent(s) make under 40k combined, you have a free ride. Can i ask what school this is? Also, as far as your letter is concerned, it is ENTIRELY too long. Cut it in half.

Coming from an Ivy League family, i never understood the importance of such a lavish and expensive education. The president of my school is now the Secretary of Defense.