ooohhh...maaan...

[chrisman01]

Got my bill from SMCC today for the first semester.

with FAFSA already included in the bill, and add in my $500 scholarship, then remove the school's insurance, then I have to come up with $3,018.20

Oooh, maan...

I feel like I was ripped off: They never told me it would be this much! They made it sound like my FAFSA loans would cover it all!

So now if I don't come up with +$3,000 for just one semester by August 15th, or else there's no way I can go.

And to top it off, I sold my car to get this laptop for college. I thought I didn't need it since my job is on-campus, but now I see that my job won't come close to covering it...

This week just went down the toilet...and it's only Monday

EDIT: I said $500 instead of $500 scholarship. I'm not THAT stupid to buy a laptop if that's all I have in the bank

 

[Ace Gunman]

Well, I don't know how you can come up with the money short of outside assistance... but if you sold your car and all you could buy with the money was a laptop, you did get ripped off in that respect.

 

[NeSchn]

Sell stuff on eBay. I made loads of money by selling stuff on eBay, too bad I don't really have anything to sell anymore. But I made a good chunk of change.

 

[GameSoul]

I'm so happy I'm not an adult yet. All this talk about being short on cash and etc.

 

[Sonicslasher]

I value a car over a laptop.

 

[chrisman01]

I don't think I have the kind of junk people would pay hundreds of dollars for on ebay.

@gamesoul: Sure, rub it in!

At least i don't have to go back to high school! :shudder:

@sonicslasher:

You said that already, and I already told you SMCC is in the city AND my job's oncampus. Therefore, don't need a car.

If I can't pay for SMCC and I need to get a job, THEN I'd need a car since I am quite literally in the middle of nowhere.

 

[OtakuGamerZ]

At least i don't have to go back to high school! :shudder:

I'm in high school and it's not that bad. After growing up and everyone saying it's hell.

 

[Canonbeat234]

You know what's sad, a good adviser told me to stay with community college that don't bust a hole inside your wallet.

 

[UltraMagnus]

At least i don't have to go back to high school! :shudder:

I'm in high school and it's not that bad. After growing up and everyone saying it's hell.

well, on the bright side, you only have all this to look forward too

 

[chrisman01]

Okay... it's starting to look better.

The lead security manager called and told me that I'd be working from 3PM to 11PM. Since only one day has a class that goes beyond 3PM, then hopefully I would be able to work 6 days out of the week, making $408 per week.

If I can convince them to let me pay a couple of months late, I'll be able to get my books and pay the bill. IF I can convince them

They also have a plan that lets you pay in installments, but they add $40 per installment

. That really starts to add up!

Anyway, I think the heart attack I've been having for the past week is starting to die down.

Now I just skip a few beats every so often