<p>OP - the reason I asked a while back about when you started college is that the link you put in makes it look like they should pay more because you started back in 2009. Please check into it they may pay more than you thought.</p>
<p>@MichiganGeorgia</p>
<p>Thank you for that: I really do appreciate it, and I will definitely look into it. However, know this: I started school in August 2009 and continued to go full-time until Fall 2010. In fall 2010, I dropped out of school for an entire year. During that year, I went on the road and sold sports memorabilia, and even wound up becoming a sales manager: I sold the memorabilia, recruited, and trained new personnel. This all lasted until fall of 2011, when I once again reentered school. I have been going full time since then, and received my A.A. degree in 2012. I am now attending UNF. I’m just wondering if because I dropped out for a year if that will effect whether the 150% rule applies to me.</p>
<p>@OP: You’ll probably want a job at a tech. Company. When you do an EE degree just use your tech electives to focus on either electronics or computers.</p>
<p>OP -</p>
<p>Fall 2009 - Summer 2011 50% for credits above 120% of program</p>
<p>“Students who are eligible for the Excess Hours Surcharge and break continuous enrollment after fall 2012 by not enrolling for two consecutive semesters and not registering for the third consecutive semester before the first day of that term will, upon their return to the University, be subject to the 110% credit hour threshold and 100% surcharge”</p>
<p>It looks like it’s based on when you started in the system and you should be ok as long as you don’t break continuous enroll after fall 2012… At least that’s the way I read it.:)</p>
<p>@MichiganGeorgia</p>
<p>Well I appreciate that. Say you wouldn’t know a way that I could pay for school and take summer classes next semester would you? I want to take classes next semester but I really don’t want to take out more loans in order to do so. I’m trying to make absolutely sure that I can pay them all back.</p>
<p>All you have to do is save some of your money from spring and/or fall and use it for spring classes. Maybe work a bit during this semester to pay for them.</p>
<p>@Ghostayame</p>
<p>I’ll probably have to just take out a larger loan and work. I’m pretty much living on the edge right now with my finances. I have hardly any luxuries if any. I have to pay rent, electric, gas, food bill, etc. My finances are strapped.</p>
<p>If you’re taking out loans, ask yourself this question: if this money were from my personal savings, would I spend $x to have this?
It’s really tempting to think of loan money as “not real money” but that’s not a healthy habit.</p>
<p>@NeoDymium</p>
<p>I appreciate the advice. My only problem is that I really am in between a rock and a hard place right now. At the current moment, I am having a difficult time finding a decent part-time job that works with my college schedule. I am very poor right now, and taking out loans means the difference between homelessness and having a bed to sleep in at night. Yeah the finances are that bad.</p>
<p>Fair enough, but that’s not the issue at hand. Would you pay that much money in any other circumstance? If not, perhaps you need to rethink your plans for education. It’s fine to take loans, but loan money is cleverly disguised real money.</p>
<p>Get a roommate if you are strapped for money. I know Jacksonville aint that expensive. Try getting a job at a restaurant. Tip money is great</p>
<p>Idk what’s forcing you to have to struggle like that by living on your own. Why not just live on campus and get the meal plan? That way you can be able to focus on your studies without having to worry about how you are going to pay your bills. When you are attempting an engineering program, you need to come correct.</p>
<p>No, I live with both my father and my brother. We all split the living expenses.</p>
<p>Then tell them you’re going to college. Can’t they handle the living expenses by themselves?</p>
<p>@Ghostayame</p>
<p>No they can’t handle the expenses by themselves. In my family, everyone is broke as hell. My brother is 20 and is trying his best to get his career going, and my father is an ex con and can’t get a job anywhere.</p>