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Trying to get back into schoo.

Caitlin - posted on 09/07/2011 ( 1 mom has responded )

So im 21 and my oldest will be three next month, I also have twin eight month old girls.. I was able to finish High school after the bith of aubrey and when I graduated I knew I was pregnant again but had no clue it was twins until my 20th birthday (three weeks later). Im currently trying to get enrolled in the local community college but am finding little support from my family, my mom was so excited to send my other siblings off to college but didnt help me at all with the experince.. so now a year after graduating I have still yet to get back into school. I try and contact the school directly but I dont get much help there either, I obviously need financial aid but I can only work online courses into my already crazy schedule, and financial aid doesnt cover online courses. And unless I stop working and become a full time student Theres no way I can work actually going to school in to my shedule, im working full time during the day as a recieptionist at my oldest daughters daycare while my childrens father watches the twins during the day then at night he works and I have the kids and all the house work. I feel helpless, I know my kids need me to show them how strong I am by getting back in school and making a better life for them.. Just looking for some help

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Desiree - posted on 09/10/2011

Good for you for making the effort to go back to school!! Your story, as far as family support, is very my like my own! My parents couldn't loan me $200 that I was missing to pay for my first quarter after I graduated HS, but then not only payed for my brother to attend, but his room and board since he was on the other side of the state. OUCH! So it wasn't until I got laid off from my job last year and applied( and received!! wahoo! ) a couple of grants, that I went back!
As for online classes, I live in WA and the college ( community college ) I am attending offers online classes which are absolutely covered by FA! Ive taken several of them!
Its hard! I was so scared when I went back. Holy cow I'd been out of school for 13 years, and really didn't think I'd be able to get back into it! Not to mention I was not the best student in HS! Plus I had two kids at one, 10 & 3 and a husband who worked, and no childcare! But we were able to work around out schedules and make it work!
I would start with applying for the FASFA. (its online, and fasfa.org or something, google is) Most schools will ask you to do that before you even register with them anyway and that will give you a good idea of what you will be able to get! Then I would call the FA office of the school you want to attend and find out what the next step is. Our college has a generic scholarship form that you can fill out to see if there are any you might qualify for, so maybe ask if they have that as well!
I wouldn't start back full time! Start by taking a class. Then as you get more comfortable and realize what you can and cant do you can add more.
Good luck!! :)