Comments on: BACK TO SCHOOL GRANTS FOR MOMS

By: Obama Grants

Obama Grants — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:05:20 +0000

Cassi,
The extremely high cost of a higher education makes one wonder whether it is really worth it anymore. If you are studying to be a doctor or lawyer it is, but most of us graduate with debt that we may not be able to get out of for years. College was supposed to be a fun place where you mature and learn new things. Now it has become your starting place for being in debt for the rest of your life. Maybe it is better for some to get a job right out of high school and start saving.

By: Cassi

Cassi — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:29:48 +0000

I am a STONG supporter of education…I am after all a teacher. After 5 years in the public school system and graduate degree, I was laid off. Ultimately, NCLB forced our district to make some very difficult and detrimental decisions that not only affect our family but most of all the students. Now I find myself and my husband (also a college grad) struggling to support our 4 kids. We thought we were doing the right thing by getting an education…now I am unemployed and we can’t pay our bills let alone repay our student loans which have a combined total of over $70,000. Where’s the help for people like us….we did a lot of things right. Our home is very humble, our cars are old, and we are not in debt by societies standards (less than $5000 unsecured) yet we are drowning in our situation. My parents always told us to go to school, don’t make the same mistakes they did….we followed their advice and now it seems our mistake is more costly. Somedays I wonder why I didn’t stay home with my kids, milk the system for assistance and be debt free. I have pride in myself and education but not in the system that has let me down.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:30:48 +0000

I want to go to to campus to receive my eduacation, but I have a daughter and one on the way. I cannot afford daycare, so grants are the only way I can attend school, if I receive enough to pay for daycare. I think grant money also needs to be enough to take a full course load and pay for daycare. It would be easier if all colleges offered free daycare for parents, so they can receive a college education and provide better for their families.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:51:23 +0000

I am interested in going back to school. I am unemployed at the moment. I would like some help with this. I am 58 years old. Can I get help even if I am 58 and I do not have small children. I am interested in Medical coding and billing. I would like to have all the info I can get on this. I have very little money and can’t afford to pay for schooling. I am divorced. I get no help from anyone.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:06:30 +0000

I am a new mother of a 2 month old, and had to put school on hold but now I am in need of going back. I need to take on-line courses because that is all I have time for. I don’t have enough money to pay for everything and wanted to see about getting help for school. Just browsing this and see that there is a lot of questions and no answers, how do I get any answers?

By: kristin

kristin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:28:53 +0000

I am currently enrolled in a school that I really like. I don’t want to leave the school,but is there any help out there for me even if I don’t want to take on-line courses. I could really use some feedback on this please anyone!!

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:43:51 +0000

I am not against younger students, nor am I saying they do not have responsibilities, what I am saying is when you go back to school at an older age, before you invest thousands of dollars and intend to spend 4 to 5 years, it would be wise to ask some graduates or post a blog on the school site asking other students for their oppinions. Each semester we are asked to do an evaluation on the school, every semester we tell the same things in which we would like to see changed, every year the exact same problems reoccur.

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:33:51 +0000

I’ve found that attending the University of Texas at Tyler, being a mother and also at an older age of 46, has proved only one thing. That is, the school is in favor of younger students and give help and special privaleges to those with high GPA’s. Even when a student with a high GPA fails a test, 10 to 12 points have been given to them, while students with some age and families and responsibilities have been given 1/2 to 1 point for the same test. Also, there have been mandatory rules that are broken for some students, while others are forced to be removed from the university and loose all the money and time they have invested with no help or concern what so ever of the individuals reason for difficulty. This is not slander against UT, but I myself have paid thousands of dollars and spent several years attempting to go to school for the first time and have been met with these adversaties. Not only me but I have fellow classmates who also are discouraged due to this but can’t voice their oppinions for fear of being blackballed. I have even went as high as the assistant dean and dean and also the president of the university in Tyler. My account was blocked and I was told I would be enrolled for this semester and was not. Now the deadline has passed and does anyone wish to help me with this? No. I have had the run around for months and have witnessed numerous “exceptions to the rules” but only for whom the advisors, instructors, deans and presidents’ assistants see fit to help out. So my advice to anyone older wishing to attend UT in Tyler or Longview, would be think twice. Ask around to students who did make it through as they will tell you what a headache it was. It is always unorganized and even the lecture notes we are required to have in order to pass our tests, well some of them are from years ago and even do not agree with the text books we are required to purchase. One fellow student in the level above me said their notes said on the last page that when they completed the semester they would be Vocational nurses, well these students were going for an RN so the notes must have been for a different class completely maybe even a different school. Now, as for the entire school I can not say, but I was in the nursing program and this for a fact is how it is. Check with some local nurses who graduated from UT, get your own oppinions, don’t just rely on my story.

By: Marisol

Marisol — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:49:19 +0000

I’m currently accepted as a sophomore for business, I really need this grant, there is a lot of ads for careers on line…how long will it take, where can I take more details

By: mary

mary — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:45:12 +0000

I want to know if there is a grant that will help you pay for school and a better computer mine it juck