Currently all I think about is money. Not so much because I am greedy or full of avarice but because I have none and really need some. I am around $8,000 short for the college education that I am desperately trying to obtain. I am attempting to go to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to major in geology and become a vulcanologist. (Side note, if any of you reading this care to donate to my cause, feel free, I'm not above taking hand outs!)
If I can't get out there than I will probably go to BYU-Idaho. Oh joy. I used to really want to go there, up until a year or so ago. And even then I still would have loved to go, but this week I feel like calling them up and saying a whole slew of things I know must be banned from speaking on that “holy” campus. Why? Because they close down every Tuesday and Thursday for an hour for devotional. Of course this is the time that is most convenient for me to call them. Also I can never find my I-number and only today was given a concrete place in which to find it, a little web page just for me like I have with Hilo. Why was I not made aware of this place months ago!? Another thing, they won't have my financial aid award decided until June! I need to know now!!! (I need to have $3,000+ for my housing costs in Hilo by the beginning of June and I don't know how I am going to get this money and I would like to have some concrete money info from BYU-Idaho before then, oh well I guess.) Also, I kept trying to call the financial aid office today and kept getting a busy signal! What kind of place is this? Don't they have multiple lines and a hold system or something? Okay, I'll stop ranting about that now, but if you are reading this BYU-Idaho, shape up! Pretty much the best thing going for BYU-Idaho right now is the price and their meal plan which makes much more sense to me than Hilo's plans. Oh well, I could stand to lose a bit of weight.
I desperately want to go to school in Hawaii. I have my wee heart set on it. I want to be so close to one of the worlds most active volcano, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, they have a great sounding geology department, are close to all that space telescope stuff, and it is in such a beautiful place. However, I would like to state for the record that I did not decide to go to a Hawaii school solely or in any capacity because of the location. It is really just a bonus, a GREAT bonus.
If you have any helpful ideas about how to get some money for college, all ideas are welcome except for FAFSA, Fastweb, or student loans. (I have already done FAFSA, have a loan offer from that, and I am working on scholarships.) If you know of a scholarship opportunity though, do tell all! I am also working three jobs: delivering the daily newspaper with the family, babysitting, and working at the nursing home. I have time for another job so I might...Who knows!
So I continue to think about money, about going to college, and about other all related fields. Wish me luck, but if you want to be even more helpful, pray for me. Thank you.
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