News about me
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:22 pm
Today was a turn of events I wouldn't have been able to guess last week. Yesterday, I had gotten a call from Westwood college about coming in for open house... I desperately wanted to start school again, but had been let down by my parents' insistance that a job came first.
Well, I asked about it anyway, and my Dad agreed to take me (I don't drive... I neglected getting my license, and even if I did he wouldn't let me drive his truck, which is the only vehicle available to me) and we went to see the representative today.
Just being there, I was very excited, but I didn't expect much. I know my parents are against cosigning for anything, and that would have been required for the Plus loans, which I will need for about 1/3 of my costs... Well, when the funding was all explained to my Dad, he agreed to do his part for the plus. I went through the application process and got through the first part, of 3.
The second portion of the process is a placement test to see where I place in Gen ed classes... I was scared because my math is a bit poor right now, I was affraid I wouldn't pass that portion. I looked over the study guide, and the test will pretty much just take me to elementary algebra, which is very easy. I am almost certain I will have no problem with the placement test.
The third part is Financial aid. Basically, it's not a matter of if I'll get the money, but which kind... The more that is based on the Grants, the better. This is the only portion which is a bit scary, but for now, it looks like I'm a Westwood animation major, in the accelerated animation Bachelor of Science degree program, which takes 3 years. I'm so excited, I can't even begin to say.
Well, I asked about it anyway, and my Dad agreed to take me (I don't drive... I neglected getting my license, and even if I did he wouldn't let me drive his truck, which is the only vehicle available to me) and we went to see the representative today.
Just being there, I was very excited, but I didn't expect much. I know my parents are against cosigning for anything, and that would have been required for the Plus loans, which I will need for about 1/3 of my costs... Well, when the funding was all explained to my Dad, he agreed to do his part for the plus. I went through the application process and got through the first part, of 3.
The second portion of the process is a placement test to see where I place in Gen ed classes... I was scared because my math is a bit poor right now, I was affraid I wouldn't pass that portion. I looked over the study guide, and the test will pretty much just take me to elementary algebra, which is very easy. I am almost certain I will have no problem with the placement test.
The third part is Financial aid. Basically, it's not a matter of if I'll get the money, but which kind... The more that is based on the Grants, the better. This is the only portion which is a bit scary, but for now, it looks like I'm a Westwood animation major, in the accelerated animation Bachelor of Science degree program, which takes 3 years. I'm so excited, I can't even begin to say.
