I want my education, and I need help! But my situation is more complicated than it sounds.? Question: I came here to Troy University wanting to complete College, this is my second attempt attending college. The first time I had trouble getting to and fro to school along with many of other reasons leaving me no choice to drop out, since then I have not been able to get a job, while I had a bill of almost 2,000 dollars left by the school for me to pay to Sallie Mae. This second time ( Troy University ) I just had to drop out again, because I do not meet the requirements of Independence to receive Financial-aid. My father left me here to burn, in other words as soon as he dropped me off here at the school, he was to go back to Orlando to get the rest of my things, my car, my computer, my clothes etc. But he kept it all and disappeared, the last time I talked to him was earlier in the month of July, he knew that he had to send his tax information for the financial-aid office, but he never did, how things were looking at the time, he wasn't going to do it either. Thanks to him, I now have a 4,000 dollar bill to pay off to the school within a 6 month period, because I can't afford them sending it to a collection agency, I have a job but I start on the 5th of august. I do not have a place of my own, I do not have a car to get around town, I don't even have any money. My mother doesn't even want to help me out. All I have are friends that are helping me out but there is only so much that they can do for me. The Troy University financial-aid office was careless of my situation and claimed that there was nothing that they could do for me, is there someone or somewhere that I could contact about getting help such as a grant, money to pay off this 6,000 dollar bill and money to attend college? I want to go to college, but I can't and I need help, I have looked around many places but I keep finding myself back at square one. I am 22 years old, and I am in Troy, Alabama. I do not have any family close by so I literally on my own. Please Help!
Answer:
This is not complicated, you ARE on your own, time to help yourself. You are 4 years past the age of consent which is 18. Did you read the contract you signed? read it now. Go to the phone number on your loan and call it. If you are the only one who signed a contract for your education you can not expect your parents to pay. They do not have to. If your father or mother co-signed, the loan will come after them if you can not pay. You are now independent from your parents and must get on with your life, as an adult. It may take a while but you have time to do this, and you can. It will be new for you, but you will not have anyone to answer to but yourself. This will be good and I know you will find a way. Start with Sallie Mae, go back to the college, talk to them, ask for another job to go with the one you just got to pay them off, and do the best you can with your new job. Show your parents and yourself that you can make it. Do not abuse your friends, they will have to be your family for now. Try fastweb.com for scholarships and grants for the future, don't give up!
Good Luck with your new future!
Evie
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