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Hello all My name is Lisa. I attempted nursing school awhile ago. I had to quit. My husband was diagnosed with cancer, my grades fell. I actually have an incrediably low gpa. I contacted the college today ( via emal) asking the dean to reinstate me. God willing she will.

Now my real question. I am 35, have a daughter going to college in 4 yrs. We make to much for financial aid. Any suggestions????????????

Thanks,

Lisa

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Hi!

I would try Stafford loans through your school. I have taken out my limit of Stafford loans so I am going to get a education loan through http://www.bankone.com. You can take up to 30,000 (depending on the school) and the checks are sent to you.

Good luck

Tracy

Hello all My name is Lisa. I attempted nursing school awhile ago. I had to quit. My husband was diagnosed with cancer, my grades fell. I actually have an incrediably low gpa. I contacted the college today ( via emal) asking the dean to reinstate me. God willing she will.

Now my real question. I am 35, have a daughter going to college in 4 yrs. We make to much for financial aid. Any suggestions????????????

Thanks,

Lisa

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I really have no answer for you~ wish I did...start with FAFSA and go from there...

Best of luck to you!

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Specializes in Neuro, Critical Care.

Here in my area through the board of nursing they have a program where if you agree to work in the state of KY ( i actually live in cincy but northern KYis about 5 mins away) they will give you 3k a year for each year you agree to work in KY...also if you get a job maybe as a CNA or work in a hospital many here have tutition reimbursement (usually you have to be there for 90 days or so)...anyway, definetly file the FAFSA bc if you dont you wont be eligible for anything! good luck! oh and do some searching on the web for scholarships some arent GPA related!

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Specializes in Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology.

If you and your daughter wind up attending at the same time, you may qualify for more financial aid. If you don't want to wait four years, it may be beneficial financially to cut back to part time at work to qualify for financial aid. Some of my classmates were able to receive grants and borrow the maximum amount on student loans to make up for the paycuts they took. That's kind of what I did. I also just decided we were going to be really broke for a short time while I was in school, but better off financially for the long haul. If I had not done that, we would have just spent the rest of our lives playing catch up. Believe me, it was sometimes hard to remember the big picture these past two years when my dh lost his job, his unemployment ran out and our finances went to s*^%. But it's about to pay off. He's working fulltime again. I'm graduating in two weeks and start work as a GN in six. Good luck Lisa!!!!

P.S. Remember, if you want it, you can find a way!

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Specializes in Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology.

. . . . .another option, if you own your home, may be refinancing your mortgage or getting a home equity loan. Interest rates are still fairly low and you may be able to write off interest paid on the loan on your taxes.

I was a banker in my former life.:behindpc:

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