Am I eligable for any hardship based scholarship based on my story?

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<p>@slyvan8798</p>

<p>I am very good with theoretical concepts which you would seem to use a lot of in engineering (physics, thermodynamics, chemistry, etc.) In addition, I’m great with technology.</p>

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<p>What does it mean to you to be “good with theoretical concepts”? Give an example. </p>

<p>And how are your math skills?</p>

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<p>@slyvan</p>

<p>I took physics and excelled in it, and I also got very good grades in my math classes.</p>

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So things have changed since last fall?</p>

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<p>@sylvan8798</p>

<p>Before last spring semester, I had never taken an online math class. However, last spring I took intermediate algebra online, and I got an A in it. Then, I took an online college algebra class and took got a B in it. Now I am taking stats online and am literally whizzing through it. It seems that I just learn better from online math classes because they don’t tend to skip the steps in the math problems, and walk you through each step individually. This goes contrary to the paper-pencil math classes which skips steps all the time, and confuse the hell out of me. I guess I just found the classes that work best for me. Besides, I’m now reconsidering the engineering route and thinking more seriously about becoming an engineering tech.</p>

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<p>One of the big challenges that you face is that since you are almost finish with your AA, you could run out of money getting to the 150% mark by the time you take the prerequisites for a new major in order to transfer.</p>

<p>Also keep in mind that under the new FA guidelines, you are only eligible for Pell for a total of 12 semesters (6 years). </p>

<p>How many years have you already spent in CC?</p>

<p>Have you been in school since 2007 (5 years)?</p>

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<p>@sybbie719</p>

<p>Yes, I am well aware. My financial aid counselor just told me that, and she told me to be careful. My counselor told me that financial aid would pay for like 600% of your college. However, I am now at 237%, but I’m not quite sure what she meant by that. Maybe you can better explain it to me? </p>

<p>I can tell you this though: I just started my junior year. I have taken 5 semesters of full-time classes, then I went only part-time in summer. Now I am only going part time in fall. I have only failed one class and have only withdrawn from 1. I just looked it up and my exact GPA is 3.38. It was a little lower than I thought it was, but it is still not that bad.</p>