2013-04-21, 11:28 PM
Tay Wrote:Found out I finally got my acceptance to UT San Antonio, took you look enough to get my SAT scores over there college board. Now I'm thrown back in the loop of: do I go and take out student loans for this? I got offered full pell, 3.5k sub and 2k unsub loans and a 5k parent plus loan "eligibility." My dad has terrible credit and my mom isn't that much better so I don't really count on that. If I can't be assured a job at the same pay or better at the same hours or better, I can't go. Also with that I'll probably only be able to handle 2 or 3 classes like I do now, and that may or may not affect my financial aid. I'm just so deathly afraid of debt and ending fucked up like my Dad.
A lot of people are suggesting I just take out ALL THe LOANS and go to get out and be happy and pursue what I want and figure it out as I go but that sounds so reckless and dangerous to me.
Call their aid office, clearly, and I mean clearly, explain your exact situation-your income, your dad's income, your mom's income, and explain how you've been making ends meet to this point. See if it is possible to come talk to someone at the aid office about clearly explaining how everything works and ask if there is any additional support you can get. You will not receive aid if you are not full time at a university, so you need to take at least 12 credits, but the price of 15 is basically equivalent so you should strongly consider doing everything you can to be in university for as few years as possible. If you decide to attend construct a gameplan on courses and major selection immediately, the course guide is your friend, make college your bi'tch.