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yinshubackupBut I'm actually writing to say I probably won't be writing here much anymore until summer comes. Those last 2 entries were probably it for a while, due to upcoming finals season (it's like hockey season, only shorter and more stressful). My diet will soon consist of mainly power bars and highly caffienated drinks, and I will lose so much sleep my own mother won't recognize me. I will also grow thick fur by the light of the full moon and begin leaving clawmarks in the furniture and chewing random pages out of textbooks.
Ahh, the joys of CornHell. At least it's returned to snowing outside, after being 70 degrees and sunny this past weekend (but that was prospective student weekend, so of COURSE the weather behaved. Now that all the prefrosh and their parents are gone, the weather can continue to be as crappy as normal.)
On a positive financial note, I talked to my father yet again and finally got him to agree that his continuing to claim me on his tax return as a dependent until I'm 23 is not so much a good thing. So I will now be working on attaining emancipation so I can get some financial aid.
The Fin Aid Counselor, when I talked to her at school, all but jumped out of her chair when I told her I'm putting myself through Cornell with no aid from my parents or the school. Yes, it's damned expensive. Yes, I know the risks if I don't graduate. No, my parents are not going to give me money. No, they didn't cosign on the loan, so Yes, the interest is accruing. Right now. So can you help me or not? Her answer was basically, 'you are classified as a white middle class american, so even though you're working your ass off to be here, and your parents aren't paying anything, they SHOULD be paying for everything, like the rest of your cute rich little hotelie schoolmates. So we have no help for you, sorry. Try not to be so stupid next time.'
Bitch.
But at least now that I can start filing as an independent, maybe I can get some government aid or scholarships or something. I will still be paying full sticker price this coming year since I've already filed my taxes, but my Junior and Senior years' financial burden should be eased a bit.
I can't wait till summer starts and I don't have to worry about anything except kicking ass at my job. It's a really good job, but alas it is in Tenafly, NJ, and because I have to start work right away, I sadly don't know if I will even get to scarby this year. This pains me deeply, especially when I think of memorial day weekend, and I hope you guys that read this will give hugs to each other and everyone else at faire for me then. *sighs*
I like reading you guys' scarby stories, but sometimes, it makes me homesick, and I don't really ever get homesick...
Anyway. Good show, good run to all of you.
Those of my friends not involved with scarby, hugs to you as well. ^_^
Please wish me luck in my upcoming tests-o-death...i will probably need it.
Oh! and a Merry Beltane to those of you celebrating soon... ;)
Ahh, the joys of CornHell. At least it's returned to snowing outside, after being 70 degrees and sunny this past weekend (but that was prospective student weekend, so of COURSE the weather behaved. Now that all the prefrosh and their parents are gone, the weather can continue to be as crappy as normal.)
On a positive financial note, I talked to my father yet again and finally got him to agree that his continuing to claim me on his tax return as a dependent until I'm 23 is not so much a good thing. So I will now be working on attaining emancipation so I can get some financial aid.
The Fin Aid Counselor, when I talked to her at school, all but jumped out of her chair when I told her I'm putting myself through Cornell with no aid from my parents or the school. Yes, it's damned expensive. Yes, I know the risks if I don't graduate. No, my parents are not going to give me money. No, they didn't cosign on the loan, so Yes, the interest is accruing. Right now. So can you help me or not? Her answer was basically, 'you are classified as a white middle class american, so even though you're working your ass off to be here, and your parents aren't paying anything, they SHOULD be paying for everything, like the rest of your cute rich little hotelie schoolmates. So we have no help for you, sorry. Try not to be so stupid next time.'
Bitch.
But at least now that I can start filing as an independent, maybe I can get some government aid or scholarships or something. I will still be paying full sticker price this coming year since I've already filed my taxes, but my Junior and Senior years' financial burden should be eased a bit.
I can't wait till summer starts and I don't have to worry about anything except kicking ass at my job. It's a really good job, but alas it is in Tenafly, NJ, and because I have to start work right away, I sadly don't know if I will even get to scarby this year. This pains me deeply, especially when I think of memorial day weekend, and I hope you guys that read this will give hugs to each other and everyone else at faire for me then. *sighs*
I like reading you guys' scarby stories, but sometimes, it makes me homesick, and I don't really ever get homesick...
Anyway. Good show, good run to all of you.
Those of my friends not involved with scarby, hugs to you as well. ^_^
Please wish me luck in my upcoming tests-o-death...i will probably need it.
Oh! and a Merry Beltane to those of you celebrating soon... ;)
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Date: 2003-04-23 07:38 pm (UTC)are you technically a freshman there now? sucks, dude. sucks.
and no worries of scarby . . . we will go to our own faire!
you know who this is from. :-)
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Date: 2003-04-23 08:03 pm (UTC)Bad news for you, hon
Date: 2003-04-23 10:03 pm (UTC)It sucks, and is massively unfair, but unless you go through the court action of formally divorcing your parents and being legally disinherited (there's a way to do it, but it's ugly and VERY time consuming, and will bite you in the ass for the rest of your life), the US government is of the opinion that whether you earn your own money or not, your parents are gonna be at least slipping you some money until you're 24.
Trust me, I went through this particular version of hell too. I cried for a week when I found out that even though my parents wouldn't even speak to me and I was paying all my own bills, the government wouldn't give me any money. In my case, it kept me out of school for several years, as I had neither the grades nor the amibition that you do. Your best bet at this point would be to seek independant scholarships - try the Rotary Foundation, they're particularly interested in students who will end up working in the international committee. Ask at both the national level and then talk one on one to some of your local Rotary club chapters....it is not uncommon for a chapter to adopt a particular student and pay significant portions of their tuition. I know my Dad's club did, anyway.
Best wishes to you, sweetheart. I have plenty of sympathy (and empathy!) as you battle this particular beast - let me know if there's anything I can do to help!
Purrhuggles,
Arianna
Best of Luck!
Will miss your posts here (though I've enjoyed reading the last few).
A sorority? How strange! But it might be fun, who knows.
As for Scarby, we will miss you if you aren't able to put in an appearance, but do what you need to do, love. :~)
Love,
~~Kt3 the Working On A Teleporter To Get All His Peeps Back in DFW~~