<p>I'll be a sophomore this year in college... </p>
<p>Thanks for the financial aid advice, much appreciated. I won a scholarship for my university so I actually am not using need-based aid as of right now. I hope to get a scholarship/fellowship for grad school, too... Fingers crossed (i.e. nose to the grindstone).</p>
<p>I'm getting the bass!! Brought it to my teacher today and got his approval, although he did tell me some set-up issues that I'll need to fix eventually which will make it sound louder and more even. </p>
<p>I'm so excited because I just love this bass!! I think I'll need to take my teacher out for coffee to celebrate soon... He's been so nice this summer and I really owe him because I would never have been able to make a confident decision about all this if it hadn't been for him.</p>
<p>YAY!! You have your new baby. I'm really happy for you. Yes, definitely take your teacher out to celebrate. Enjoy!</p>