I have so much going on in my mind right now. I need to start applying for federal aid for school in January but its hard to know where to start. I suppose I'd start with the FAFSA, but there are grants and loans etc that want you to be accepted to a school before they decide if they want to give you anything ... Well, I cannot apply to school until I know I'm getting a loan because I can't afford it any other way ... ugh so dumb!
I'm thinking I'll be applying to 3 schools ... SBCC in case the other ones don't accept transfers. UCSB, which will be my likely school due to the fact that it will cost a lot less than option number three and it will be close to home, not to mention that they have the classes and degree that I need. My third application will go to Antioch University. AU is where I started my degree in psychology, but I ran out of funds after just two semesters and because I did not yet have my green card yet I couldn't get a federal loan. But we got the green card in March after being here for 11 years, so I can finally get those loans I need (I hope).
I would love to continue and finish my education at AU, but the loan would be much too big and with a child I don't want that much debt. So I would have to get some serious scholarships or grants etc before I'd consider going back.
So between loans, grants and scholarships, my head is spinning. If you or anyone you know have ample knowledge about the subject please reach out to me! I would be very grateful!
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