Last year I moved far away from my home town because my fiance and I were getting an apartment together and finally getting married but then he lied to me about some things and I ended up calling off our four year relationship because I knew he just wasn't the type of man I could trust to be the father of my children, anyway I had a good job in the area and a nice apartment so I stayed up here while in the process of graduating high school (online adult highschool program) I graduated and then I looked into college. I found my dream school (the Vet Tech Institute) and it happened to be near my home town so I applied and was accepted...the semester was supposed to start October 1st but even with my counselor's help, I still couldn't find a place to live, a job, transportation, or enough financial aid to go there...I thought about pushing my start date back a semester but I still wouldn't have the money by Feb, so I dropped out of the program and now I don't know what to do...
2007-09-13 09:18:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I have no family (kicked out of my dad's house when I was 14, living in group homes and on my own ever since then), I lost all contact with my friends when moved last year and I haven't really been able to make any new acquaintances or new friends besides my landlord. Basically I have a crappy truck that I've been learning to drive with, however I'm no where near getting my license so I ultimately rely on public transportation. I have no one willing or able to co-sign on a loan and I myself have no credit. I have no money saved and I just quit my job to go away to school. I tried to get a new job however I can't even get an interview anywhere I've applied without work history and non of my former employers are willing to supply proof of work history (long story)...I want to move closer to home and re-connect with my old friends or I'd like to move somewhere far away from my ex and just start over however I have no money to start over anywhere with...I'm not sure what to do...
2007-09-13 09:31:39 · update #1
my "crappy" truck won't pass emissions and is technically illegal to drive, it would take more money than I could make in months to fix it up enough for it to be legal...I'm only 19, I can't work anywhere as a bartender because you have to be 21 to do that...I did put my two weeks notice in at all of my old jobs however my first job was a fast food place owned by a man who can't speak English and who doesn't remember me, my second job was at another fast food place which was bought out and now none of the old workers I knew are there any more, and my most recent job that I held was as a lead housekeeper making more than twice what minimum wage is. I put in my written two weeks notice and started preparing for the move but after my two weeks were up there I received a letter in the mail stating that I hadn't called into work so they were considering me a no-call-no-show (apparently my boss, who I've always been nice to, decided to not file my written two weeks notice and denies it!)
2007-09-13 10:49:33 · update #2
and I've applied at fast food places, pet supply shops, and dollar stores...all the places most high schoolers work...
I just don't know how I'm going to make the rent without a job
besides that I'm depressed and having suicidal thoughts since I broke up with my fiance but I have no medical insurance to pay for treatment
I haven't been this depressed since the state told my dad that he needed to attend anger management if he wanted to keep me, so he decided that there was no point in having me if he couldn't beat me senseless and I had to live out on the streets until I could find somewhere else to go
I want a fresh start more than anything else however I just don't know how to "start over" again without any resources
no transportation
no money
no credit
no place to live as of next month
no job
no family
no friends
no work history
no chance of going to school....it's getting to be more than even I can handle
all I have right now is a special needs cat, a friendly landlord, and an ex...
2007-09-13 10:57:32 · update #3
I know this isn't much of a anwser but i am having problems with my dream school too. I am 8 month pregnant (5 when i graduated high school) and when i found out i planed on waiting a year to go to college. My boyfriend and i have been liveing together over a year and he said he was going to move down there to Curtis, Ne with me so i could go to college for the 2 yrs now all of a sudden when I mentioned it again he says he doesn't want to move down there i told him i am going to go next year whether we have to split up over it or not because its my dream. But i am also thinking its so far away a few hrs from my family and how will i pay for it and what if he doesn't move down there with me...He also tells me and doubts that i can even do it he keeps telling me i never will and that i won't make it...I wish it was free to go to college! sorry i am sure that wasn't much help but i just needed to get if off my shoulders....
2007-09-13 12:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't take this too hard but it seems like that school is the least of your problems now. you can always attend later, years later. You need to get your feet under you. You need to get a drivers license and a job. Job first I would say.
It will suck to start with but look for jobs that a high school student would hold. Fast food, movie theaters, something simple like that. Be nice to your bosses and don't just stop going to work when you quit to move to another job. Put in your two weeks notice and explain why your leaving. Stop burning bridges and start making connections. I wish they would teach networking in high school because that is very important in the real world.
Put down your past work history, just be sure to choose your references well. Pick people that are trustworthy and not criminals or into drugs, that will help (not saying you do, just covering all bases). Put maybe some teachers you had in high school. Just be sure to contact these people before you put them down as a reference.
Take good care of that truck because it's the only thing you have for transportation.
You sound like a nice person that just had some bad luck in life. Make the decisions you make now with much thought about what will could happen into the future with each choice.
If you need any more advice you can e-mail me at wulirob83@yahoo.com
2007-09-13 10:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by wulirob83 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get some work bartending. Even in a part-time position, you can make enough money to pay for college courses. It might take you longer, but you can still get that degree.
Good luck.
EDIT: If the age for serving booze in your state is 21 then try one of the chain restaurants like a Friendly's or else, find a good, busy truck stop. I know this sounds funny, but at the truck stop near my house the waitresses make $200 a shift.
2007-09-13 09:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by howldine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really sounds like you had your heart set on that school, but sometimes you can't always get what you want. I was going through the same thing and i did some ridiculous amounts of research online about finding something I could afford.
Check out Penn Foster University (online). They have a payment plan of like $29/ a month to get your associates degree for vet tech. Plus u do it online, on ur own time.
I am working 2 jobs and I start next Monday!
If you decide to do this, please let me know! We could compare notes!
Well good luck!
2007-09-13 09:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by i_amaqte 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In every situation where my heart was broken, I learned something about myself. This is why I am not bitter about certain breakups or depressed over deaths for a long time. Everything happens for a reason, and life is too short to be sad. I learned that I am stronger than I thought I was, and I learned to think about the good times instead of the bad. Things will happen in life that will disappoint you, but if you learn something about yourself in the process, it wasn't in vain.
2016-04-04 19:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
can you take classes at your own pace? I earned my first degree by working and taking night classes. I know lots and lots of young kids who work in restaraunts and bars (money is good) to pay for schooling.
Don't give up on your dream just because it didn't work out the first time. inch-by-inch, it's a cinch. Yard by yard we make it hard.
2007-09-13 09:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Fancy That 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can get financial aid go to the school where you are now nd get some help they will do something for you there are all sorts of way to finsih and be happy. take care.
2007-09-13 18:24:09 · answer #7 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i cant answer your question as I'm in the UK but you will find a way our colleges and universities run differently to the us but don't give up hope .
2007-09-13 09:31:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋