Haunted

We all have two kidneys...

I got an email today that I had been promoted from Hindi alternate to finalist. Not sure if I'll sleep tonight as I am frantic with joy.

@notgettinganythingohwell Wow, that's interesting. I didn't get the Fulbright or the Boren, I did get SASLI FLAS two years running, and this year I am also a CLS alternate. I would have guessed anyone who got a Boren SAFLI would be competitive across the board. @Abby08 You are my hero for having the best sense of humor about it!

Well, was notified an hour ago that I am out of the running for the SAFLI Boren. I'm disappointed, sure, but I knew it was a long shot so I am not crushed. What I want to figure out though is how many SAFLI people also applied for the CLS, so I can estimate if that might reshuffle a bit now that Boren results are out .

@rackattack124: There is what schools cost, and there is what they are going to charge YOU. Are you/your parent Veterans? Have you overcome challenges or trauma or a learning disability? Figure out how your unique history fits into that school's mission statement and SELL THAT NARRATIVE to get some funding so you can do this. Apply to some state schools and some private ones, some privates schools offer great finaid packages so you end up paying less to go somewhere fancy than you would for a state school. I did grad and undergrad in social work, so I knew going in I wasn't going to be making a pile of money at some later point, which made it easy to look at a 35-50K a year tuition (before any living expenses/loans for living expenses) and say "screw that." I went to the State U. I got all Federal Loans (no Grad Plus loans), and I managed to get a bunch of scholarships, plus work study and I worked P/T. I am coming out of this with debt, but I think all things considered, for undergrad+ grad these days I am coming out of this looking pretty good. Being broke and living like an animal is routine by now, I'll keep doing it until I break these debt shackles. I'm not interested in income based repayment, I sleep better at night knowing my interest won't add on half again what I took out. If you find work at a non-profit or at a human services agency, you can consolidate, get an income based repayment, and have it forgiven after 10 years. My friend got her PsyD which ended up being over 200K, and all of her classmates were going to work in Medically Underserved Areas, for example on tribal lands, to get debt forgiveness. If you are interested in psychology or medical anything, working in prisons or juvenile detention facilities could be a decently paying weekend/night job to help you afford school. Being a direct medical provider is sexy and all, but you are right that someone has to do QA, audit things and count the beans for the whole thing to happen. Look at econ departments, because there might be really good funding and access to all the classes you need to do what you want to do with out paying higher tuitions associated with health care technology programs.

I did. We're in uncharted waters...

Yes, I received a very welcome email from SASLI-FLAS (Madison) in March. I was there last year and it was wonderful. Does it change your plans?

I study harder and learn more when I know I'm not getting evicted back home.

If I can't cover part of my bills with the CLS stipend amount, I may decide to do to the program I did last year again, since I was able to get by financially.

Everything I've read says that all costs are covered, but I am wondering what people who have received the CLS scholarship know about the stipend amount. Anyone know, or have ballpark figures?

Wow, I am so thrilled I have made it this far: I am an alternate for Hindi. Who is a finalist, and how many other scholarships did you apply for, ha ha? This so amazing!

Aaaahh...thank you for talking me off the ledge there. Yes, I applied to SAFLI.

I did not receive a budget email so far.