<p>Poker- why are you here? You came asking for answers- you reached a grup of parents who do not know you, your mom, or your life; but we do know how we have seen financial aid work. Therefore, you are getting most likely reasonable answers to your questions.</p>
<p>If you don’t like the answers, don’t come here, the answers are not going to change to indulge your irritation and frustration.</p>
<p>Two of my kids went to public schools because we have lower income and higher home equity, therefore and Profile school wants more $ from me than I am comfortable paying.</p>
<p>They would have really enjoyed a private school but that was not in the cards. My youngest D really wanted a private university- she sacrificed, she went to CC for her first two years, whilst living at home. This saved a lot of money. She is now heading off to a private university, FAFSA only so some aid, also lower tier so some merit, but it will still cost us for two years what here sister’s schools cost for four years. So, that was the only way to do it.</p>
<p>D was embarassed to be a CC, it seemed beneath her, it was for losers, etc. She did not whine and complain, but I we agreed that was the scary part of the big plan we made. Now is it two years later, 4.0 most terms, Dean’s list every term, it has been fine. No it was not a dream 4 year college experience, there were a lot of kids who viewed it as HS with ashtrays; there were a lot of people with non-traditional lives, girls with kids, etc. So, no it was not perfect. But, DD kept her eye on the prize and will soon leave for that four year school where hopefully she will finish in 2 years.</p>
<p>We had contact with an admin at her “dream” school regarding all classes so everything she took at CC fulfills an expensive general ed req. If you have a major, the school will still have GE courses required which you can take at CC.</p>
<p>If you were my child and I read this I would not invest any of my hard earned money in your first year of college, I would want to see proof that you were truly ready.</p>
<p>You tell us we don’t know you and we don’t, we only know what you say, and we are less than impresed with your attitude and demeanor.</p>
<p>YOU should have worked harder in HS to have better grades, to give you better options. Sometimes it seems the better schools give better aid!</p>
<p>YOU should have researched your application options better, some schools give better aid than others, learn & find out, and apply to the best aid offers, apply where you would earn merit aid- except your grades and scores are not likely to result in merit aid.</p>
<p>YOU should have learned the finaid timeline and ensured it was followed. People are not making it up when they say there is a deadline and some catagories of aid run out.</p>
<p>These are the things a teenager does when they are READY to go away to school and live on their own.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>