Just wondering if you guys have seen anything like this at your school ... I find it infuriating.
Since I'm married and my husband makes decent money, I can't qualify for finanical aid. Like a lot of people, I'm having to go into debt for school. However, I overheard some girls bragging about how they're not going to get married until after they finish school, so they can qualify for financial aid.
These girls aren't hurting. They wear nice clothes, and always have plenty of money, thanks to their live-in boyfriends. And, on top of that, they get up to $5,000 a year in financial aid checks when the tuition itself only costs only about $600. I know they have to pay for books and other stuff, but these girls were bragging about how much money they make on financial aid.
If they have kids, they also put them on Medi-Cal for free health insurance. And, once they get to nursing school, they make sure they take extra courses so they can keep the finanical aid gravy train rolling. You have to take 12 credit hours to qualify for financial aide and, since nursing school is only 9-10 hours each semester, they take other, easy courses like PE ... so they can stay on the public dole.
And, on top of everything else, these people get priority registration, while everybody else has to fight to get into overcrowded classes.
All of this would be ok if these people were actually poor, but they're not. I can't help but wonder how many scammers are out there. I checked the stats for my school and nearly 50 percent of the students get checks averaging $3,500 a year. Meanwhile, married students who don't qualify struggle to make ends meet.
It really makes you wonder about the system.
:angryfire