I recently completed a drug offender boot camp, and was wanting to better myself by going back to school.
2006-07-04 04:23:20 · 4 answers · asked by lildixiesuthan 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Yes. You have a good attitude and seem to have your priorities straight. Best of luck.
2006-07-04 04:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Fightingpit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A student is ineligible for federal financial aid if he/she has been convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs.
Keep in mind, that is federal aid, not all types of financial aid. There may be state or private aid available.
There is also a worksheet from the U.S. Department of Education that is sent out whenever someone has to answer "yes" to the question about drug convictions. The following information comes from it.
If the drug conviction has been cleared from your record, it does not count. If the drug conviction occurred before your turned 18, it does not count (unless you were tried as an adult).
There are other instances where you may be eligible for federal aid, even if you have a drug conviction. Go to the FAFSA website (listed below), click on the FAFSA worksheets link on the left-side of the page. Follow the link titled "Drug Conviction Worksheet". Complete it and send it in with your FAFSA.
It is possible that your "boot camp" will count as a acceptable drug treatment program that will allow you to be eligible for federal financial aid.
2006-07-04 09:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by Merries 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk with your parole/probation officer (if you have one)
Is there a Workforce in OK? You can go sign up with them. I believe you can get extra assistance. Be aware that when picking an education field that as a convicted felon you are going to be able to work in that field when your done with school.
Drug convictions and crimes against people can haunt you for a long time. Not to bring a downer to the situation. I unfortunately don't recommend you go for medical or education. You may have to look into a skilled trade at least for now. depending on the state they can do a criminal background check and see that conviction for 7-10 years. My husband decided when he was 18 it was really fun to "borrow" other people's cars. He was convicted of a few UUMV's before his 19th birthday. at the age of almost 35 he still stumbles into road blocks because of those mistakes. He regrets it very much.but at 18 he never thought he would live to see 21. a few years back he was hired for one job. the owner really liked him he's an extremely hard worker but they had to end up letting him go because he couldn't get bonded.
take the time to research what interests you.
you can also see if you can get access to a Vocation Rehab in your area. depending also on your situation you may also qualify for services with DHS (department of health and human services)
best of luck to you
2006-07-04 05:56:49 · answer #3 · answered by r_me_wyf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations to you. I'm sure that if you get in touch with your patrol officer they can give you names of places that could help you. You can also so some searching on your own. Decide on what field you would like to study and start with the best college for that field. Good luck to you.
2006-07-04 04:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by pamela_d_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋