Well, that's darn cheering

[lydy]

I just went over the numbers using FAFSA4caster. What, you might well ask, is FAFSA-thinggummy. FAFSA stands for something along the lines of, Federal Aid Free to Students Ahoy! I don't remember. But what the FAFSA4caster does is estimate how much aid the government will give you to go to school. In my income bracket (i.e. zero) with my plans, which are full time student, it estimates a total of $4300 per year, with the possibility of an additional $3500 in work study, loans, and grants. Tuition for the first year of becoming a polysomnographic technician (polysomnographic -- that's a word that's fun to say, like guacamole) where was I? Oh, right. For the first school year, tuition is estimated at roughly $4200. Now, a hundred dollars won't cover books and fees, but that possible additional money will. Living expenses, still a problem, but I'm hoping for some help for that, plus some loans.

I've filled out my application, and am planning on going to the campus tomorrow to take the placement tests. Maybe I'm serious about doing this, after all.

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[lydy.livejournal.com]

It's all very odd. I never had anything I wanted to be. I mean, ok, a sf writer, but by the age of 13 I was pretty clear on the amount of work it took, and the amount of money it paid. I was pretty clear, too, on the whole marriage thing. I wasn't going to marry a minister or a farmer, so as far as I could tell, that left insurance sales man. Not getting married seemed like a dream option, but unlikely.