#calgrant

Another meme from my school's financial aid office.

          And in the midst of my tantrum, I started to realize how many political barriers come in between people like me and higher education.   I started thinking about those who were first generation students, who don’t know how to navigate through the college system - with no prior models and family members to turn to, how are we supposed to know how to manage our path to college.   As someone who have parents who don’t speak English, how am I supposed to have my parents file these types of paperwork that they know nothing of?   How are they supposed to receive adequate amounts of resources and help, if they don’t know how to communicate in English?   As a child who knows nothing about the world, how am I supposed to help my parents?   And as someone who goes to college miles away from home, how am I supposed to be there to file the paperwork?   It’s so frustrating to me that all these factors, these components of my identity have rendered me useless.   I was so frustrated and angry with my circumstances.   I shed tears of frustration thinking about it.   

So. You're telling me that an intelligent student with an above average GPA who takes AP's almost every year, takes extracurriculars, has done over 200 hours of community service, has taken a highly demanding sport (wrestling) should be denied a grant to pursue higher education simply because his or her family's income is too high? Do you not realize that with a higher income comes higher taxes, a more expensive lifestyle and standard of living? Instead, you are giving lazy dumb-as-fuck low income losers who have slacked off their whole life, taking easy classes whenever possible in which they sadly fail at, funding to get drunk, high, and fail in college? I question your logic America. 

Literally 7 classes left to take and student teaching for a year. Pass the cbest and cset before student teaching Apply to the credential program and study abroad due by march1st, oh gosh I got an email saying I won't qualify for cal grant anymore but I've barely been helped by them :( so I will write a letter apparently I should try and get scholarships or some shit I don't want to pay for it nor do I want to ask my dad for it both my parents work too hard for money. It's late and I'm still up! I lost 6 pounds :) But I can't tell the difference yet I'm always craving cheese though and bread but I'm sure after the first month I will get used to it. Okay goodnight (:

fuck you california. 

Dear Cal Grant Student: Due to recently passed state legislation, the requirements for determining eligibility to continue receiving a Cal Grant  have changed. Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year, renewal students have to meet income, asset and minimum need criteria to be considered for a renewal Cal Grant award. Based on the new criteria, the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) has renewed your Cal Grant award for the 2011-12 academic year.