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[the other anonymous]

way back when there was a series of discussions about whether people could make their own good fortune or whether it was fate and about how some people want handouts but other people make their own luck.

My position is that poverty gets a person stuck and it is extremely hard to get up without assistance.  Someone said if you want something bad enough you will get it.

So I went and applied to college.

I got in.

My financial aid was about nine thousand dollars short, despite the fact that I am poverty level.

I guess I will try again next year somewhere cheaper, but the myth that higher education is open to everyone is... a myth.

[the other anonymous]

so for now, this is the sign my dog carries when we are out in public: :wstupid:

[Tampa survivor]

College ain't cheap....but lack of college costs even more.
The first time I went to school, at 18, my parents paid.  Very nice.  I had no clue how lucky I was. I partied and dropped out after 3 years.
When I went back to school a few years ago, I found out that to become an RN I could go to state university for about 2000 per semester(USF).  Private school was about 3500 (UT).
The local community college was, including books, about 900 per semester.
All 3 schools prepare you for the same NCLEX Boards.  
All three give you the same paycheck when you get a job after school.
Good luck with learning the angles of financial aid.  It is a maze, and the squeaky hinge gets the oil.  It didn't hurt to get A's...after the first semester and proving studiousness, I was picked up for a scholarship which along with a Pell grant, paid all.
Not esay.  Many days I spent in long lines at financial aid, only to be frustrated againby nipple-headed incompetence and indifference.  
Don't give up.  My first job paid over $20 per hour.
Bill

[Anonymous]

"My first job paid over $20 per hour."

Go, girl! I'll get there one day.