I am so excited right now. You may be asking yourself, "Why is she so excited?" Well, let me tell you all about it! For the past week or so I had been waiting for my financial aid letter from Carthage. I was just waiting and waiting and I didn't know what was going on. I thought I might never get it. So, I asked Rani if she knew anything and she told me that she had received hers a couple of days before. That's when I really started freaking out because I didn't know if I would ever get mine.

But, I got it yesterday. When I went to check the mail, I saw the letter from Carthage and I thought it might be something that had to do with the full tuition scholarship because it didn't look like the financial aid package letter that they had sent me last year. This one was sent to me in a regular envelope. But, when I opened it, it was my financial aid letter and I was happy. I seriously was beginning to think that they had forgotten about me.

So, when I first looked at the letter, I didn't know what to think. I mean, it looked like they had given me a lot of financial aid but, I just didn't know what to think of it. Once I looked at everything they had given me, I immediately started thinking. And, guess what? I might actually be able to go to Carthage even if they don't give me the full tuition scholarship!!! I really might be able to go. I mean, I would definitely end up with some loans after college but, doesn't every student end up with loans after college? I mean, I know that if I end up going to a public school it'd be less loans but, I really want to go to Carthage and have the whole college experience away from home.

I don't know yet what I'm going to do but I was talking to Rani as I was looking over my financial aid and I told her how much I'd be getting and she agrees... it is a pretty good financial aid package! So, I just seriously have to think about what I'm going to do because I truly do want to go to Carthage and even though I don't really want to end up with loans after college, I think it would be great to be able to go to school at Carthage. It would just be really, really nice, I think.

So, of course one thing that I'd have to worry about is where I'm going to live because once you're over 25, you can't stay at the dorms. Bummer! But, I guess it's a good thing that Rani is considering rooming with me at an apartment outside of college. There are some really nice ones near Carthage and well, at least she's thinking about it. It would be cheaper for her to stay at one of the apartments with me but, she told me that it really does depend on whether she can get her license and a car or whatnot but, I did tell her that she doesn't have to worry about that because I'd be taking my car and we can just schedule classes at around the same time. But, who knows how that might work and maybe it would be better if she had her car because I don't know if she'd feel comfortable driving my car or whatever. Let's see.

I do really hope that I can go to Carthage and if I do, I really do hope that Rani can be my roommate. It would just be so cool and awesome, I think. Let's see what happens.

On other news, I'm still waiting to hear back about that full tuition scholarship to Carthage and waiting around to see if I do get invited to compete for the scholarship. It would be nice to get invited to compete but, I hope that if I'm not going to get it that I don't get invited at all. I just don't want to waste money in going all the way to Wisconsin if I'm not going to get it. I mean, I could save up that money for when and if I do end up going to Carthage next semester. And so far... it looks like I might be able to go. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Ok, that'll be all for now. I'll keep you guys posted on whatever happens with the scholarship and with my decision to go to Carthage. Obviously, Hofstra is out of the picture right now because I'm just so excited about being able to go to Carthage. So, let's hope that everything works out.

Until next time!

--Zul

Labels: financial aid

I am so excited right now. You may be asking yourself, "Why is she so excited?" Well, let me tell you all about it! For the past week or so I had been waiting for my financial aid letter from Carthage. I was just waiting and waiting and I didn't know what was going on. I thought I might never get it. So, I asked Rani if she knew anything and she told me that she had received hers a couple of days before. That's when I really started freaking out because I didn't know if I would ever get mine.

But, I got it yesterday. When I went to check the mail, I saw the letter from Carthage and I thought it might be something that had to do with the full tuition scholarship because it didn't look like the financial aid package letter that they had sent me last year. This one was sent to me in a regular envelope. But, when I opened it, it was my financial aid letter and I was happy. I seriously was beginning to think that they had forgotten about me.

So, when I first looked at the letter, I didn't know what to think. I mean, it looked like they had given me a lot of financial aid but, I just didn't know what to think of it. Once I looked at everything they had given me, I immediately started thinking. And, guess what? I might actually be able to go to Carthage even if they don't give me the full tuition scholarship!!! I really might be able to go. I mean, I would definitely end up with some loans after college but, doesn't every student end up with loans after college? I mean, I know that if I end up going to a public school it'd be less loans but, I really want to go to Carthage and have the whole college experience away from home.

I don't know yet what I'm going to do but I was talking to Rani as I was looking over my financial aid and I told her how much I'd be getting and she agrees... it is a pretty good financial aid package! So, I just seriously have to think about what I'm going to do because I truly do want to go to Carthage and even though I don't really want to end up with loans after college, I think it would be great to be able to go to school at Carthage. It would just be really, really nice, I think.

So, of course one thing that I'd have to worry about is where I'm going to live because once you're over 25, you can't stay at the dorms. Bummer! But, I guess it's a good thing that Rani is considering rooming with me at an apartment outside of college. There are some really nice ones near Carthage and well, at least she's thinking about it. It would be cheaper for her to stay at one of the apartments with me but, she told me that it really does depend on whether she can get her license and a car or whatnot but, I did tell her that she doesn't have to worry about that because I'd be taking my car and we can just schedule classes at around the same time. But, who knows how that might work and maybe it would be better if she had her car because I don't know if she'd feel comfortable driving my car or whatever. Let's see.

I do really hope that I can go to Carthage and if I do, I really do hope that Rani can be my roommate. It would just be so cool and awesome, I think. Let's see what happens.

On other news, I'm still waiting to hear back about that full tuition scholarship to Carthage and waiting around to see if I do get invited to compete for the scholarship. It would be nice to get invited to compete but, I hope that if I'm not going to get it that I don't get invited at all. I just don't want to waste money in going all the way to Wisconsin if I'm not going to get it. I mean, I could save up that money for when and if I do end up going to Carthage next semester. And so far... it looks like I might be able to go. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Ok, that'll be all for now. I'll keep you guys posted on whatever happens with the scholarship and with my decision to go to Carthage. Obviously, Hofstra is out of the picture right now because I'm just so excited about being able to go to Carthage. So, let's hope that everything works out.

Until next time!

--Zul

Labels: financial aid