I had quite an ordeal financing mine. I had a 3.8 GPA coming out of college. Parents had a high income, and wouldn't sign for me. Couldn't sign for an educational loan without my parents unless I was 23, was married, had children, or in the military. Military didn't take me because I was diagnosed with severe chronic depression when I was 12.
I finally had to have a kid before I could get a loan I was allowed to sign without my parents and a pell grant. But due to my poor credit, trying to survive on minimum wage for 4 years, im paying 18% on a 50000 dollar education.
Has it always been this way?? Or is this due to the war??
2007-08-26 09:12:09 · 2 answers · asked by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
um..first of all I am the mother and I am married and no I did not have a kid just to go to college. That was just a perk. We were told we couldn't get pregnant due to a health problem and well...whoops
2007-08-26 15:46:03 · update #1
Most people didn't go on to college after high school but for those who did, their parents paid for it or they got married and had their spouse work and help pay for it. In those days, college wasn't nearly as expensive as it is today.
2007-08-26 14:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by RoVale 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Past generations were different than today. Parents, family and neighbours helped each other out. First of all, why did your parents not sign for you? Were you under 23? Military didn't take you because you have a severe chronic depression when you were 12. Is that chronic depression still there? So, you went out and had a kid? Who is the mother? Does she know your history? You have sex with someone to have a kid just to finance your higher education?
Maybe your chronic depression needs an overhaul. Please get some help.
2007-08-26 17:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋