<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have been attempting to finish my degree since 2003. My cumulative GPA is currently in the 2.0 area. I picked it up to that from a 0.0 that I had 5 or 6 years ago. </p>
<p>I have been attending classes off an on over the years. Most recently, I was at a community college in the Minneapolis area. Before that, it was colleges in Texas. I've suffered from depression the last ~20 years of my life, I am 29 now. I was diagnosed this year with major depressive disorder, ptsd, and bulimia. I didn't realize I was depressed until I was in my early 20s and I didn't seek help for it until last year. The source of the problems is sexual abuse I faced when I was 8-10 years old. It sucks, but I'm getting help. </p>
<p>On to my financial aid situation. I was able to receive financial aid at my school in Minneapolis for some reason and I would have continued to go to that school until I got my GPA up a good deal. I had to move with my girlfriend, unfortunately, to San Diego two months ago. I am going to a community college here in SD now and I cannot receive financial aid from any of these schools because I have attempted too many classes at previous institutions. That means no grants or federal loans are authorized. </p>
<p>I have attempted ~100+ hours in the past and I only have ~45 credit hours completed, so I violate the SAP policy at most schools. I honestly don't know why I was able to get financial aid at the school back in Minneapolis. </p>
<p>I attempted to get private loans to fund my schooling here in San Diego, but a school emergency loan that defaulted ~7 years ago prevents that from happening. I paid it off last year, though, so at least I'm not in debt anymore. </p>
<p>I am currently unemployed and I am receiving food stamps. I am considering filing for disability because I'm not qualified for any jobs except ones where I stand up all day. I have a disabling condition in both of my feet, bursitis, that's chronic and flares up if I stand on my feet too much. I also rarely leave the house because of the PTSD. My insurance is gone now since I was on state insurance back in Minnesota, so I can't continue seeing a therapist here. Life kind of sucks right now, but what else am I going to do? </p>
<p>I really want to keep going to school. I'm very smart and I'm working towards fixing my problems. Bringing your GPA up to a 2.0+ from a 0.0 sounds pitiful, but I'm pretty proud of it. I just wish there was something that I could do to continue going to school. I squandered all opportunities I had when I was younger and I'm kind of losing hope now. I feel like I'm just out of options at this point.</p>
<p>Any advice y'all can give me is more than appreciated. </p>
<p>Thank you kindly</p>