I’m hoping someone out there might be able to give me some kind of advice or guidance. I started my first year of community college fall 2015. It was a big change for me. I moved to a “big” city (Seattle). I was going to college for the first time. I thought I was ready. I wasn’t. At all. I did HORRIBLY. I’m so ashamed of it because all I ever wanted to do was go to college to pursue whatever career I fell in love with. Anyway, Fall quarter didn’t go too well so I was put on Warning Status by the financial aid at my community college. (Seattle Central College). Which eventually lead to Winter quarter which went even worse. I was put on Ineligibility Status for Spring quarter but I submitted an Appeal for Financial Aid Reinstatement that was approved. I was put on Probation. I really thought I would do better. I WANTED to do better. Unfortunately, that is not what happened in Spring quarter. I ended up withdrawing from two of the three classes I was taking. (Got a W) Didn’t even pass the third.
*At this point, I should point out the fact the reason I didn’t do well. I moved to a raining, always cloudy city which took a huge toll on my mental health. Some may call it Winter Depression. I was always sad by myself in my room. Sleeping. Always tired. Overeating. Self-loathing. I talked to my doctor about it and I was told to see a counselor but she was out of the office for a month so I never went. I was never able to make friends. I tried but no one ever seemed to want to talk to me. I literally have no friends. I would go days without talking to anyone but myself. Another reason was my financial situation. I was stuck in a lease for a studio apartment that I could not afford. I spend 6 of the 9 months sleeping on the hardwood floors because I can’t afford a mattress. Every month came too soon with an eviction notice and $150 late fee. I managed to pay but only barley with the help of churches. (Rent was $1,450 not including utilities or food) I probably applied to about 50 places, I tried so hard to get a job but no one would ever call me back. (I finally able to get a job late May, only 15 hours, so it didn’t help much.) All it was just too much on my mental health. I was depressed and never received the help I needed.
Here’s what I read on Seattle Central’s website about the Probation that I was put on… “Probation Status: Students on probation have had an Appeal for Financial Aid Reinstatement approved and are required to follow specified conditions to maintain good standing. Failure to meet these conditions during the probationary period will result in becoming ineligible for financial aid for all future quarters.”
Does that apply to every other community college as well or just this one? I’m safely assuming that I won’t be receiving financial aid for the community college anymore. I was wondering if I moved to a different community college, would I be able to receive aid? I know if I pay out of pocket for one quarter, I might be able to get aid somewhere else?
Over the past summer, I’ve been working on my issues, I moved back home. I’ve been seeing a counselor and I’m trying to make more friends. Not where I need to be just yet but on my way.
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SORRY FOR THE STORY but it’s the only I can explain it