<p>iamjbo,
Regarding your medical situation, you may be able to get some financial help from local sources - not sure of specifics to point you to, but you might try searching and calling around - there are often groups that try to help out depending on % of income (which I assume to be relatively low at the time). Even if you already paid your bills, you might get some reimbursement $ that you can put towards college. </p>
<p>I’m assuming you mentioned your medical situation to your FA officer as well. If not, do so immediately and if this situation occured before last yr, mention that as well, especially if you had bills/loans to pay back. Do you have medical insurance now? If not, please try to get some - there are programs for low income and programs for students, maybe even through your school. If you need it and don’t have it, maybe the school will add it to your COA and cover that for you. If you’re paying for it, you should mention that to your FA officer, as it’s a necessary expense for you and probably expensive due to your cancer.</p>
<p>So glad to hear that you will qualify for more fed funds next yr. Just make sure to get your FAFSA submitted in early Jan. You can always make changes to it if needed but get it done early. Look into scholarships for next yr as well for “older students returning to school” and for cancer survivers - use any “hook” that helps you.</p>
<p>Oh, just to clarify, from what I’ve read on CC, you can earn up to $3000 in addition to your Work Study job, before it affects your FA - then for every $1 earned, they want $.50.</p>