Financial Aid Benefits

As a child, everyone was asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Most responses are a doctor, policeman, or a professional athlete. Children are always encouraged to follow our dreams, but what if we were told at that same age that what we wanted to be would cost anywhere from forty-thousand to one-hundred-thousand dollars? Most kids don’t grow up thinking about how they will get the money to attend school, they focus on their grades and when the time comes they switch their focus to how they are going to come up with the money. Some are fortunate enough to obtain a scholarship and others have parents that are financially able to pay their tuition. Yes, financial aid is available but only to those who qualify, and when

Students find it difficult to finish assignments and keep their grades up; extensions to finish assignments might be approved once or maybe twice, but teachers often become frustrated with the student's lack of interest. Working long hours at a job just to come home and spend all night doing homework causes a lack of sleep, without sleep you lose focus and without focus you lack motivation. Some people are capable of holding a job and going to school, but for others it causes too much stress and they are less likely to complete

Most middle-class families have the perplexing problem of having too high of an income to qualify for financial aid, but still cannot afford to pay tuition out of pocket. Therefore, students are compelled to rely on academic scholarships and loans. Loans accrue a lot of interest and have certain criteria students have to meet; most scholarships are very competitive and usually aren’t enough to cover even a portion of the tuition bill. When determining who qualifies for financial aid, other financial obligations families have, such as children, car payments, or even a mortgage is not included. When a student fills out a financial aid form they have to use their parents’ income until they are 24 years old or meet certain criteria, such as being married or having a child. Many students live on their own and support themselves, yet are still forced to use their parents’ income, which in many cases causes them to not qualify for any assistance. There are government funds and loans available for students, but it’s become clear that these simply aren’t