I'm in not fuckin' mood for this shit!

Taurus said:
yep, but most deaf ppl in NTID/RIT are fuckin' brats..

they kept saying like this..

"haha, sucks to be you! My parents pay me everything!"
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Yeah, I know. Well, I don't care what they got free school. I just have to be myself what I needed to do when I was in college. I paid in half and a VR paid half. I didn't have a lot of fun when I was in college. Money comes first to pay all the bills.

Ask your VR to see if the VR is willing to pay the half. It's up to you. You have to convince the VR for a really good reason. For stake, you are 20 years old with no credit card and no mortgage. Come on. You have to live with it. For stake, 20 years old. You will be fine for sure.
 
Everyone has struggled paying for college. You're not alone. It builds character and helps you determined what is necessary and what isn't.

Take a look at your weekly/monthly budget. Do you need to have that lipstick? Do you need to have that $ 50.00 pair of jeans when a $ 19.99 pair of jeans is sufficient? Do you need to have name brand product when a knock-off brand is good enough?

Amazingly, when I was in college, it was interesting to see people struggle from mid-month to the end of the month because they had to have name brand things when I ran around with hand-me-downs from the thrift store.

And I still had money at the end of the month! :lol:
 
Taurus said:
yep, but most deaf ppl in NTID/RIT are fuckin' brats..

they kept saying like this..

"haha, sucks to be you! My parents pay me everything!"
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But remember this: You will be more successful in the real world than they are because they are overly-dependent on others whereas you are learning to be self sufficient and being self-advocating. :)
 
Taurus said:
Well I remember FAFSA will check my income.. not my parents' incomes anymore if i'm 23 or 24.. right?
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That is why I asked in an earlier post how old you were. The cutoff is 23 for not being considered as a dependent. Until you are 23, FAFSA uses the parent's income to figure the amount of aid that a student receives.

However, since you said that you are paying for college yourself with no help from your parents for expenses, you need to talk to your financial aid officer. There is a procedure that you can got hrough that will have you declared as an independent earlier than age 23 if you are supporting yourself completely, including paying your school expenses. You would then file an amended FAFSA and your amount of financial aid will be based on your income and not your parents' income. That will increase the amount of aid that you are eligble for.
 
Taurus said:
sorry, somehow this made me laugh.. there is no online courses in NTID..

yes some online courses in RIT.. but not easy for deaf ppl. deaf ppl need to go to classes to understand more clearly.. (they said online courses are mostly for speaking.. u have to listen.. and no closed caption)
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Plus, online classes are genrally more expensive.
 
Taurus said:
yes, different states, different towns have different policy.. ugh..

I have a friend in this state (different town) she dont have to pay anything.. I'm like :pissed: no fuckin' fair!
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She evidently met the criteria, and you didn't. VR is federal run. The policy is the same for all.
 
Byrdie714 said:
But remember this: You will be more successful in the real world than they are because they are overly-dependent on others whereas you are learning to be self sufficient and being self-advocating. :)
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Very true!
 
darkage said:
Too late to apply FAFSA for this fall season.

We have FAFSA for our twin sons at two different college. We must finish apply before deadline before by Feb 2008. My one of twin son got many scholars plus free apt/meal. Next year, I hope he will take Master Degree. We have no idea FAFSA support for Master Degree.

You are NTID/RIT. They should have special tuition for deaf student at NTID/RIT. I was NTID/RIT student in 1981 to 1985. Yes, I remember that I saw two big different price (Tuition) for hearing student vs deaf student in our time.
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The priority deadline is Feb. But a student can file a FAFSA at any time. Filing by the priority deadline just insures that federal funds are more available. If you miss out on the deadline, you might miss a grant that has already been awarded to other students. But loan funds remain available. Also, if a parent or a child experiences a change in income, an amended FAFSA can be filed at any time.
 
Hey Taurus! Maybe you can charge a customized screen saver for customer who want to have screen saver on their window XP and Vista. That way you can make money and pay off for your college unless you charge reasonable price.
 
I STRONGLY recommend having a meeting w/ your financial advisor. There are grants out there. AS LONG as your parent's are not claiming you on their taxes, no one has the right to look at their income. If you claim yourself on your taxes, only your income is looked at. This is what you need verified by your financial advisor.

In my opinion, a college degree is highly over-rated, most people rarely go into the field they studied to get their degree unless they are specialized. You really should change your major that is related to the one you mentioned above. An undergraduate degree is necessary to get the job but does not guarantee your income. It helps you get the foot in the door and then after you gain experience and prove yourself, you will get raises. Once you find a company, see if they will pay for your master's. That is what I did.

Honestly, please look into that parent income thing. I know for a fact that FEDERAL loans DO NOT look at your parent's income if your parent's are not claiming you on their taxes I got in a big fight about this with my dad when I was going to college. I told him that if he doesn't help me pay for school, then he can not claim me anymore because I needed a student loan. Don't worry right now about paying it back, you get like 4 years after you graduate to start paying on it. And the interest rate you get on a gov't loan is always going to be lower than any other bank. HTH
 
jillio said:
That is why I asked in an earlier post how old you were. The cutoff is 23 for not being considered as a dependent. Until you are 23, FAFSA uses the parent's income to figure the amount of aid that a student receives.

However, since you said that you are paying for college yourself with no help from your parents for expenses, you need to talk to your financial aid officer. There is a procedure that you can got hrough that will have you declared as an independent earlier than age 23 if you are supporting yourself completely, including paying your school expenses. You would then file an amended FAFSA and your amount of financial aid will be based on your income and not your parents' income. That will increase the amount of aid that you are eligble for.
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That's exactly what I was going to say. If Taurus is paying for everything herself/himself, then he/she needs to declare themselves as an independent so parental income is not counted against them. It could take a little bit of time to get this to all work out because of deadlines for applying, but if this little bit of time is all you'd have to wait in order to qualify for financial aid and/or full VR support, then do it. No sense in you having to try to pay that many thousands of dollars when you are already supporting yourself as you said. Good luck! :) You can do it!
 
AlleyCat said:
That's exactly what I was going to say. If Taurus is paying for everything herself/himself, then he/she needs to declare themselves as an independent so parental income is not counted against them. It could take a little bit of time to get this to all work out because of deadlines for applying, but if this little bit of time is all you'd have to wait in order to qualify for financial aid and/or full VR support, then do it. No sense in you having to try to pay that many thousands of dollars when you are already supporting yourself as you said. Good luck! :) You can do it!
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Exactly. And if it does take a while to get it all straightened out, they will pay him retroactively.
 
i reckon too, they might have some idea you wouldnt have thought of, never know til you try seeing them
 
Why not become a resident advisor?

They will cover your room and board. (First year RAs are covered 80%. Second year RAs and beyond are covered 100%.) The only thing RAs have to do is pay for tuition and other fees plus be a full-time student (12 credits or more). Along with that, you can apply for Pell Grant and other scholarships. That will definitely save you a lot of money.

Board is not 100% debit. It's actually 80% debit and 20% flex (aka Tiger Bucks). Flex can be used anywhere on campus, including the bookstore... perfect for your books every quarter. Right now, I think the total is $1,300. 20% of that is $260. That should be enough for your books each quarter. :)
 
Taurus said:
they dont pay me enough... just few thousands of dollars..
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Try negotiating with your VR?

My VR only gave me half support for my first quarter at RIT. I negotiated with her telling her that if I did well during that quarter, she support me 100%. She agreed. Well, that quarter... I made the Dean's List. She stood by her promise and gave me full support for the remaining years at RIT.

When I continued at RIT for graduate school, I couldn't get VR support. However, NTID did offer scholarship to graduate students... and I became a RA as well. All I had to cover tuition was school loans. I'm paying those off now. At least, it's not $30,000 or $40,000.
 
Woo, the RA "perks" sound alot better now than it was then. I was a RA also two years. It helps alot when you're trying to pay for school. I forgot about this. Thanks Vampy!
 
VamPyroX said:
Why not become a resident advisor?

They will cover your room and board. (First year RAs are covered 80%. Second year RAs and beyond are covered 100%.) The only thing RAs have to do is pay for tuition and other fees plus be a full-time student (12 credits or more). Along with that, you can apply for Pell Grant and other scholarships. That will definitely save you a lot of money.

Board is not 100% debit. It's actually 80% debit and 20% flex (aka Tiger Bucks). Flex can be used anywhere on campus, including the bookstore... perfect for your books every quarter. Right now, I think the total is $1,300. 20% of that is $260. That should be enough for your books each quarter. :)
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I think he is just befginning college himself. Wouldn't qualify for RA.
 
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