I was never asking anyone to help with personal debt. When I was able to afford it, I was going to declare bankruptcy for that. I just wanted to go back to school. They will not let me requalify for financial aid until I pay off loan debt. At minimum wage, this would take longer than my lifespan. When I'm back in school, and I finish, I'll hopefully have a job opportunity that helps me pay the debt back at a reasonable rate, but at least I'll be finished with school. I worked very hard for all of my credits and giving up at least a couple of semesters of them, credits that I'm already so far in debt for, that's the kind of hole that you just don't get out of. In Tennessee, I have the opportunity to finish school where I left off if I can get help with the money to get back in. In New Jersey I lose a lot of my credits if I get help with the money to get back in. Either way, it costs the same amount of money to requalify for Financial Aid.
This isn't any different than someone who creates a college fundraiser and THEN goes to college after they raise the money. I've already been going to college. I need help with the tuition costs to requalify for Financial Aid. If you don't believe people should ask for help for tuition, that's fine. But I don't really think it is THAT much out of the ordinary to do so. People need help with tuition all the time. Sometimes they get Scholarships. Sometimes they fundraise. Sometimes they take only a couple of classes a semester and pay out of pocket. Why is getting tuition help so terrible to you?
This isn't any different than someone who creates a college fundraiser and THEN goes to college after they raise the money. I've already been going to college. I need help with the tuition costs to requalify for Financial Aid. If you don't believe people should ask for help for tuition, that's fine. But I don't really think it is THAT much out of the ordinary to do so. People need help with tuition all the time. Sometimes they get Scholarships. Sometimes they fundraise. Sometimes they take only a couple of classes a semester and pay out of pocket. Why is getting tuition help so terrible to you?
