Before I begin, I would just like to say that I am a huge advocate of not needing a degree to survive and strive in our world today. With that being said, however, I am working towards getting my degree because I want to prove to myself that I am capable of it. Growing up, I knew that if I was going to go to college, it would be on my own. I would have to work hard in school, get good grades, and have to bank on scholarships and grants to make it even remotely possible. This worked, and I was able to go to the school I wanted above all else: Loyola University of Maryland. After a lot of setbacks, registration problems and financial hiccups, I was in.
Just as everything felt like it was going right, the world shut down. Covid hit like a brick shithouse. But, online learning took place of in person classes, and I got back on track. I thought remote class would be the end of the hiccups in my college journey...oh how wrong I was.
"Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, we will be reevaluating your Financial Aid awards, and you will be notified of any changes being made"
And just like that, I was forced off the road towards my future. Loyola raised the price of tuition, the cost of room and board, and, of course, lowered my financial aid. I appealed for more aid, applied for more scholarships, and did everything in my power to stay in school. But all to no avail. To add a cherry on top, Loyola refused to send my transcripts and locked me out of my account so that I could not apply elsewhere for the Fall semester, so I had to take a semester off.
After seeing quite possibly the worst side to the college experience, I was unsure that I could possibly go back. It was a big back-and-forth bout, but I decided that I wouldn't let Loyola's bullshit take away my degree.
So here we are, a few weeks in to my junior year of college. I am currently attending an in-state university, and have to work my ass off to graduate on time. Extra courses, summer courses, and absolutely killing myself to maintain school, work, and a social life. So "normal" school anxiety has set back in. This is in part the reason for my hiatus from blogging, but I'll be trying to carve out more time to write. HIVE is a nice place to blow off some STEEM. lol.
Thank you all for reading!