No, I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth. I have just been really busy filling out forms for financial aid and researching scholarships for Shining Celebi.
If you have a student planning on college, visit the
Federal Student Aid FAFSA site. It's free, and the people that answer the phone at the 1-800 # are very nice. My only gripe with it is IF you make a mistake you have to wait until you get your pin number and they finish processing your form before you can correct it. I was pleased with the speed that they sent the pin number and processed the form on the other hand. USA's priority deadline was May 1st. Shining Celebi didn't bother to start working on it until April 29th (In a way I can't blame him as he has been very busy with exams and work). After he got the student portion filled out I had to rush to fill out the parents portion. Thankfully it is now done and corrected.
Scholarships are disheartening. It's not that there aren't any scholarships for Computer Science Majors, there are tons. BUT they require you to either be female, African-American or Asian; there is NOTHING for white males. One would think scholarships would be awarded to the best and brightest students regardless of their gender or race.
Another area of discrimination against males is the selective service deal. One can only wonder why women who seek to end discrimination haven't made a fuss that females aren't required to sign up with selective service in order to receive financial aid or scholarships. For the sake of equality selective service needs to be ended once and for all, since we have an all volunteer army, or females need to be required to sign up.
I have to admit I am looking forward to Shining Celebi's graduation from the Community College Thursday. He'll be picking up his cap and gown tomorrow, I can't wait to see him in it. He'll get to wear the Phi Theta Kappa stole (like his Mom & Dad before him, seems to be a family tradition), and thankfully they will have a professional photographer to take pictures as my camera died. I know all parents are proud of their children's success, but as a homeschool mom I take great pleasure in knowing that my homeschooling helped him on his journey.
Labels: College, Financial Aid, Scholarships
