| There was a rumor going around that getting financial | | | | that has helped thousands of others. |
| aid for college is not a good thing. Most people point | | | | The difficulty may be that your major is different than |
| toward the fact that obtaining student loans can be | | | | theirs. They may offer you other choices that they |
| detrimental to your future. There is a way to | | | | know of or, your best bet, is to talk to your financial aid |
| circumvent any debt related to obtaining a college | | | | counselor at your college. |
| education. Here is how regular students and single | | | | Third, after you have talked to your financial aid |
| moms that are going to college can obtain free money | | | | advisor, you need to begin the process of obtaining |
| from the government. | | | | funds that will pay for your education. This is a long |
| Free money is often a pipe dream that is often touted | | | | and drawn out process. You have to prepare legal |
| by those trying to sell you something. If you have ever | | | | documents that represent your income. You need to |
| watched infomercials in the middle of the night | | | | spend at least an hour on the Internet to filling out a |
| because you are suffering from insomnia, you know | | | | form to get you into the system. |
| what I am talking about. College is no different. Many | | | | But this is how single moms can benefit from financial |
| people will present offers that will allow you to seek | | | | aid: |
| financial aid in the form of grants that do not have to | | | | By filling out this form, which is called the FAFSA, you |
| be repaid. The difficulty is weeding through those that | | | | will be placed into the federal system and when your |
| are legitimate and those that are not. | | | | financial advisor looks at your economic situation, they |
| The way to do this is to do one of three things: | | | | will be able to offer you more and more opportunities |
| First, you can ask fellow college students or friends of | | | | to access money that is only available to people in |
| yours that have been to college what services they | | | | need. |
| have used in order to obtain the financial aid that they | | | | Typically, single mothers do have a financial need. |
| used to go to school. Many of them will have taken | | | | They are taking care of themselves and their families |
| out loans such as the Stafford loan which have to be | | | | and therefore have very little money to go around. |
| repaid. However, there are a handful of them that may | | | | This will give you the opportunity to apply for grants |
| have received grants and if they have received | | | | and scholarships that are not available to the general |
| money than you can to. | | | | public because you fit into a certain category that |
| Second, once you have located a hospital source of | | | | allows special government funding to come your way. |
| financial aid such as a grant, and you know that your | | | | Start the process of deciding which college you want |
| friend has received the money, you need to ask for | | | | to go to, fill out the FAFSA, and talk to your financial |
| tips and pointers on how they were able to access | | | | advisor at your university to get you on your path to a |
| this funding. Sometimes, it will come directly from the | | | | college degree and a better career today. |
| federal government courtesy of the stimulus package | | | | |