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| Go Back To School Get A Degree Using A Grant |
| Written by Kathryn Stovall |
| Monday, 01 February 2010 08:41 |
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Before I got remarried I was a single mom with my 2 oldest children, my only children at the time. I worked 2 jobs while trying to raise them by myself, and was able to get a grant for school. They are now 16 and 12, but at the time they were only 8 and 4. I had a regular 9-5 job while they were in school and worked a second job every other weekend when they would stay at their dads house.
Before I got remarried I was a single mom with my 2 oldest children, my only children at the time. I worked 2 jobs while trying to raise them by myself, and was able to get a grant for school. They are now 16 and 12, but at the time they were only 8 and 4. I had a regular 9-5 job while they were in school and worked a second job every other weekend when they would stay at their dads house. Looking on line I decided that it would be a very good idea to sign up for some classes at a local community college so that I could have some kind of chance of not having to work myself to death for the rest of my life trying to make sure these kids have everything that they need. I did a simple search on line to look for grants. I had no idea there were so many things out there about it and so many people trying to go back to school them self! What got to me is that every other thing i found on line was something I had to "pay" a small shipping fee for the information, then they were going to stick me with some ridiculous $40 a month fee. Just for them to tell me how to find a grant myself. Guess what? You do not need that. Not at all. You are very capable of going to the FAFSA government website and right there, for free from the comfort of your own home you can start an application for the Pell Grant. You don't have to pay anyone at all, this is completely free. Just go there and fill it out. I have to admit that there were parts of the process that seemed intimidating to me. For instance you have to put in a school code for the school that you want to go to. I had no idea where to get this information for the local community colleges. I wanted to pick a community college because of the low tuition, there is more of a chance that the grant will cover all of the expenses. But all that amounted to was a phone call to the school to tell them what I was doing and asking them for the code. So all on my own I was able to find the application and start filling out the form, and even submit it to the site. They sent my application results directly to the school for me so that when I was approved all I had to do from there was register for my classes. Whether you are a single mom, single dad, or even not a parent at all, you can do this! Get a grant for school for free, and find everything you need right on your computer. About the Author: Learn more about full grants for school. Stop by Kathryn Stovall's site where you can find out all about grants for college. |