<p>^ He was also denied Stafford loans, which amounts up to about $5,500 both subsidized and unsubsidized. So really he lost $7,500. Also his family was probably banking on his mom having a job, which if you read the post she no longer does. So not only did he lose $7,500 in aid, he also lost about half his family’s income. Add to that his family’s health troubles and he actually does have a problem here, so you can stop being so callous.</p>
<p>justwokeup, why don’t you get a college loan?</p>
<p>I hope everything gets better with your family life. CC is an option, but if anything you could get a job for the time being if college is out of reach. The extra money could help with your family’s income.</p>
<p>Some of you people are forgetting that he has other problems besides not going to his dream school.</p>
<p>Two of his family members are in deteriorating health, and his family’s source of income is in danger of being cut in half.</p>
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<p>No, it’s a lack of money that will kill her. You don’t seem to realize that hospital bills are extremely expensive, that insurance doesn’t cover everything, and that every dollar counts when you don’t have much to spare. Even community college costs money.</p>