<p>Also, the conversation began in the context of financial aid- I highly suspect the people you’re talking about are people who already live in New York, already have homes there, and quite possibly may not be completely financially destitute like I am. Unless I have a full ride, basically, I feel I am going to have to take out loans. I’m going to have to pay someone back a great deal of money just to GET to New York, with all my stuff, and my kids’ stuff, and so on, and find a place, turn on the utilities, all these things that cost money. Even with a job, I couldn’t pay back whoever I borrow that from for a LONG time, much less pay all the accumulating bills at the same time, and I’m not sure I could cover the cost of raising my kids and the cost of living in New York with just a job, anyway. I could be wrong, of course, but with rent, the babysitting it would take, food for all of us, new clothes (these kids just keep GROWING, lol), school supplies, etc…</p>
<p>I just don’t know. But I will definitely ask the GS financial aid department if they have any resources for daycare, or clothing, or food, or work study I could do with my kids in a campus daycare, whatever they can point me in the direction of that I can possibly fit into my schedule, I will be happy to do. And as you pointed out, this is a school for the non-traditional student, so maybe someone within the school will have some useful insight for these things. I hope…</p>