<p>Look, I'm just a kid with a messed up story trying to shape my future as I see fit. I've placed out of all my reading, writing, and math; I'm efficient in all subjects. The only problem is that I have no-where to lay my head at night. I come to school hours early just to study every day, and I study in the library until it closes at five. Lacking a vehicle, The miles of walking really take a toll on me. I'm starting to get really depressed, no one will help me anymore, including: SS, Churches, and student counselors. What do I do? I want to finish and set an example for others, but to what end?</p>
<p>If you are homeless can you not get financial aide and live on campus.</p>
<p>Maybe you can ask a friend or family member to let you sleep at their place. They might ask you to do chores but I dont think its too bad as opposed to paying rent.</p>
<p>And I don’t know some people sleep at the park but my city sees that as normal. </p>
<p>I dont think its that they won’t help you anymore, I think they assume its temporary like to help you get back on your feet. If you were trying to get a job then try campus jobs first.</p>
<p>And dont give up, maybe you can find a new Church to help you.
God has a way & Good Luck!</p>
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<p>I have experienced a bunch of that during my freshman year!</p>
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<p>At 5pm? It should be open 24/5, at least in my university it is.</p>
<p>we can give you more helpful response if you can be more detailed. </p>
<p>is your university in a rural or urban area? who do you live with outside of school, if anyone at all? what is your financial aid situation and what type of institution do you attend (e.g. two-year, four-year, community college, etc)? where do students normally live? do you have a job, and how are you currently paying for meals? how many more semesters do you have left? are your grades good enough to transfer?</p>
<p>It sounds like you do not have a job.</p>
<p>Get two. Find an apartment where you can get it cheap that has multiple roommates. Sacrifice any social life you’ll have and get your education. I don’t think it’s terribly difficult to get a job at McDonald’s or a fast food place.</p>
<p>Can you talk to the Financial Aid office at your school? If you have no one supporting you, then you should get financial aid for room and board and tuition right?</p>
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<p>I think he meant 5am.</p>
<p>yeah, the difficulty is not in getting the job at mcdonalds or any other fast food place but in maintaining it. i find the suggestion that this student get a job, no less two jobs, AB-HOR-RENT. did you read what he said? he placed out of math AND english AND everything else. he writes well. did you notice that? i noticed that. something about his post makes you think he’s an agile writer. i mean, the boy said himself he’s efficient at his subjects. but he has no home. he’s troubled but bright. and what do you recommend this troubled but bright youth in an age of so much wealth, where support is more available then ever, where those in need can usually find help? you want him to get a job? sure, he probably could, a motivated kid like him might even be able to maintain it for awhile AND keep up with school, but jobs like those are oppressive and awful. no one deserves them. especially not this kid. no, i recommend he find someone who can offer him a place to stay FOR FREE. since he is a bright student this should work in his favor in talking to his school. he says no one will help him but maybe if he had a bit more confidence in himself, in the charity of others, he could find someone who would. i think he shouldn’t give up JUST YET on finding someone who can help him. jobs are the VERY LAST resort. he should not have to resort to them.</p>
<p>No one deserves to have those jobs? You need to do what you need to do to survive. You’re not going to always have a hand that feeds you and that is a fact of life. Plenty of people work through college and in fact they are the most hardworking people I know. They have to have discipline and that is valuable anywhere. Also, you shouldn’t look down or feel sorry for people who work at McDonald’s if that’s the best they can do.</p>
<p>Who the heck cares if the kid can write? There are plenty of college educated kids who can write. </p>
<p>Just because you think that there should be a free place for him to be doesn’t mean there is going to be one. If he can find a friend to help him get back on his feet by giving him a place to stay and then getting a job to pay rent payments I think that would be the best option. You should not have any sense of entitlement just because you are bright, you need to make your intelligence work for you to make it. Plenty of “bright” kids end up at home living with their mother and not doing anything with their lives. Better to get a job and contribute something than be a disappointment sitting on your butt.</p>
<p>If I had a place to go, do you really think I would be on this random website posting my dirty laundry for all of my peers to see?
To answer some of your questions, It’s a two year college. I could maintain a job, but none are for me. No matter how many applications I put in, no-one ever calls me back. I’ve shown up dressed as appropriately as I could, yet I would still get shot down.
I think most of you think this is a pity-party, but I assure you that empathy is not what I am looking for; I need advice.
The area that I live in is mostly rural. I recieve a student loan tentatively on the eighth of October.</p>
<p>I do not attend a well known school, just a community college.</p>
<p>Is there an admissions person who could help? Even though it is a CC they may have counselors to help you. I am sorry that you are faced with this but it sounds like you are trying to look at avenues. Keep trying and maybe something will come through - have you made any friends who may let you stay with them?</p>
<p>If I did, I would be there.</p>
<p>Where have you applied for a job?</p>
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<p>in my experience, the job market can be different depending on the area. if your college is rural, it’s very understandable that there’s very few positions open. do you know of anyone in other places? do you have family for whom you need to stay behind? because one option would be to stick out for this semester, and then, once winter break hits, look far and wide to the nearest urban areas for jobs. look early. as in, by October at the latest. when college kids in those areas go home for winter break, that’s a time employers need to fill in slots.</p>
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<p>to set up not only an example for others but also to set yourself up for a better future than what you have now.</p>
<p>OP, I am going to guess this is your first job (which explains why it may be harder since you have no experience). It took me about two months to land my very first job BUT I applied to about 40 places. I only got about 3-4 responses. so here’s my two cents:
- Always hand your application to the manager. And stay and chat if possible.
- When you do the above, do it around a less busy time. So if it’s retail, try weekday mornings. If it’s a restaurant, avoid lunch rush.
- If you can, even add in a r</p>