Not including "retirement" info on CSS...

golddustwoman
Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:00:35 +0000

Golddust, have you had an honest conversation with your parents about your choices of colleges? The fact that they have put out a dollar amount to you that clearly they know will not be enough for you to go where you want makes me wonder what they are thinking you should do to gap the amount. Are they expecting that you are intelligent enough enough to close the financial gap with scholarships? I notice your loaction is Arizona, is the amount that they are extending enough for you to attend your state universities? There is still a missing piece of your puzzle that I am wondering about. If you don’t know what the underlying story is then perhaps you should ask your mother as she may very well understand what’s up.



Well, for me $6k a year would be enough to go to the University of Arizona because I would qualify for merit money. The thing is that my dad thinks that undergraduate education is pretty useless, and that grad school is all that matters (he went into the navy out of high school and never got his bachelor’s degree–so it’s not like he’s exactly had the “college experience”). As a sidenote: The reason I’m not applying to any of my state universities is because the only one I would consider, NAU, doesn’t have a classics major.

My parents know that I’m considering expensive schools, but they’re basically like “Well, you’re on your own to find a way to meet the gap between what we can pay and what they think we can pay.” Which is ironic because my parents are horrified of my accumulating any debt whatsoever.

I’m planning to talk to my mom about it because she’s not as -defensive- about the forms as my dad is…who’s basically said “You’re screwed for getting financial aid”. I mean, I know there’s like no hope–but I’ve got to try, at least. =