Are you a student in College or a parent of a student?
Wondering how you are going to pay for college?
Are you paying college with student loans?
Do you %u201Cnot qualify%u201D for free government money for school?
This petition is an effort to increase funding per student for free government money for school and to regulate the requirements that qualify students as %u201Cdependent%u201D or %u201Cindependent%u201D.
My name is Priscilla Ramirez; I am a 20 year old dependent by government stipulations but independent in the real world. Working a full-time job 9-6, paying taxes, dealing with rising gas prices, food and everything else just like your typical American citizen. No I am not married, I have no children, my parents are not dead, nor was I a ward of the state, and unfortunately I was born in 1988 instead or 1984. My parents have other financial obligations and therefore cannot afford to pay for my college education. According to the criteria mentioned above, I do NOT qualify for financial aid.
Do you have a similar situation? Do your parents make "too much money" for you to qualify for college funds?
Of course we have other options!
You could have been a perfectly dedicated and mature student throughout your high school years and graduated with a decent or above decent grade point average. Should that be the case, you can apply for (in the state of Florida) Bright Futures Scholarship, or other scholarships.
For all others%u2026
We can take out a private student loan with incurring interest from the day the funds are disbursed. No worries about the insurmountable debt you will have by the time you graduate. The piece of paper you earned, depending on your major, can make you at least 40k a year.
Oh! The other option of course. Our parents can take out a student loan for us. This option is a bit more thoughtful. They will hold off on the interest until after you graduate. Now, keep in mind your parents have to qualify. They also have to be willing to risk their credit and increase their debt to income ratio which may disqualify them for a car loan or even a mortgage somewhere down the line.
Now, if your one of the lucky ones that %u201Cqualify%u201D just cross your fingers that you %u201Cqualify%u201D for enough to pay for schooling and not just lunch money.
