Mom problems? It's getting annoying and un-motivating!

mathyone
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:38:25 +0000

I’m puzzled why you got a GED instead of attending high school–did your mom force you to drop out of high school to take care of her children?

You sound like a very capable young lady. I think you need counseling by a knowledgable adult. You should be aware that some colleges offer significant, or even full financial aid to low income kids, and that you can vastly improve your chances of getting aid the stronger your academic record and test scores are. If you will apply to college next fall, you have at least until october or december to complete your SATs. I would take the SATs seriously–you can win serious money for college if you can score high. Get a prep book or two (you can probably find some in your library and don’t worry if they are a few years out of date because the SAT hasn’t changed in a while (you can check when it did change). The college board site also has a little online material for SAT prep.

If your mother has money but isn’t willing to pay anything for your college, you might want to consider becoming financially emancipated. I don’t know much about what this requires, but you’d probably have to be working and living independently, so not sure if that makes sense for you. It’s something to find out more about and see if it sounds like it would be a good idea for you.

If you are a minority, there are various programs out there to assist with your college aspirations; I don’t know specifically, but look around on this site. Good luck, and don’t give up.