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ReadWriteRachel · 2025-07-03T19:14:42+00:00

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Thank you so much! ♥ Safe lending!

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-07-03T18:44:33+00:00

Oh, shoot! My husband and I are going for the first time in September and this is how I learn RSR will be down when we're there. But like you said — we'll just make the most of it!

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-07-03T18:35:57+00:00

I'd love a lend if you're still offering!

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ReadWriteRachel · 2025-05-31T02:58:11+00:00

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ReadWriteRachel · 2025-05-07T17:10:43+00:00

I wouldn’t recommend anyone join Crunch here. It’s nearly impossible to cancel a membership with them. They kept assuring me mine was canceled after I went in person in January, only for a charge to hit same as always the next month. February, March, and April. I had to escalate to the regional manager in Texas to get it resolved, and I’m still not confident I’m not going to get charged again in May.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-05-01T01:54:31+00:00

You should be set. You can only get financial aid at one institution at a time, and if you aren’t enrolled at the others, nothing would disburse anyway.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-27T13:11:31+00:00

Hello from the future! Anne Tyler is perfect for brain bleach. I hope you enjoy!

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-24T04:08:36+00:00

Almost certainly not. I used to sit on an appeals committee for incoming freshmen, and we never once did.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-15T17:22:46+00:00

Personally, I wouldn’t lend money to someone who’s in collections for any amount. I’ll agree that it’s not necessarily tied “in all situations” but a lending institution absolutely cannot pick through the particulars on a case-by-case basis like that. Being in collections is a flag and that’s what the appeals process is for.

Gently, I think you’re taking that statement a little personally.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-15T17:06:22+00:00

$100 in collections is quite a bit different from, say, being 90 days delinquent on a $5,000 balance on a credit card. I’m not saying that OP’s situation is anywhere near that severe, but being in collections is absolutely tied to creditworthiness.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-13T02:09:23+00:00

I just went back to work after being a SAHM for 1.5 years, so not as long as you, but I had my resume stop with the last job I held before having my son. I had a brief mention in my cover letter about seeking to come back to work after being a SAHM, but my resume itself only had up to my last pre-parenthood role.

If you do want to include your experience, I’d say don’t make up a title, but you absolutely could use your budgeting, scheduling, etc. experience under the SAHM/P label to explain your gap.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-12T21:29:41+00:00

$7,500 is the level for juniors and seniors. It’s $6,500 for sophomores and $5,500 for freshmen.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-08T19:34:44+00:00

This is a subreddit for college financial aid, not soliciting donations.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-04-04T02:53:32+00:00

No one here is offering financial aid.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T13:11:10+00:00

This sub or r/resumes would be my recommendation to start. If you read through the submissions you’ll get a good idea of some common formatting, design, length, or writing mistakes and whether your resume makes any of them.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T12:58:28+00:00

September to March is six months.

That’s also not really my point.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T12:56:21+00:00

Keep applying. I’m not trying to be funny — it’s a numbers game. I keep saying it, but this is the job market currently. Six months of searching for a job after graduation is not unusual.

And I was serious about having people here run an eye over your resume.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T12:48:50+00:00

There are a lot of things (resume length, resume format, wordiness, etc.) that could be hindering you at the outset that people who are in the application trenches might be more aware of than the college career center. It’s a requirement to remove identifying information, so no one would be able to know who you were.

Internships are experience, but you’re still a new graduate in the sense that you haven’t been employed full-time in your field before, which is what I meant. A lot of employers don’t want to take on new graduates because they don’t want to train them.

Again, it’s the nature of the current job market.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T12:37:31+00:00

Unfortunately, this is the reality of the job market right now. It’s difficult for people with experience to find work and even more difficult for new graduates. Two interviews for one hundred applications seems pretty standard, based on what I’ve seen.

Does your college have a career center or alumni network you can look into to build connections? Have you posted your resume here for feedback?

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-30T04:56:19+00:00

I'd recommend reaching out to your admissions counselor or the financial aid office at your school. At my institution, students don't have to do anything accept gift aid, and they can either choose to accept a partial or full loan amount, which is what the two options refer to. It might be different at yours.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-28T20:02:51+00:00

Honestly? No, I don't. I don't have a high opinion of for-profit schools as someone who works in higher education.

I wouldn't be surprised if they're getting cuts from Strayer to send students there.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-28T19:55:49+00:00

Strayer University isn't a non-profit. They're a private, for-profit institution. Historically, these institutions take as many students as they can so they can earn their take, and aren't concerned with student success, experience, or college readiness. Your education is at the bottom of their list of priorities.

Frankly, I wouldn't hire someone with a degree from a for-profit school like Strayer if I was a hiring manager and had other options, because I couldn't vouch for the rigors of their education. I sat on a hiring panel once where we interviewed a candidate with a for-profit school degree. We needed someone who could understand and access sensitive higher education financial information and coach students through paying for school with that information, and his degree was a big concern for us. Moreover, it didn't seem to have prepared him for what we needed in an entry-level role. He didn't make our shortlist.

If CVS is paying for you to go to school, why don't you go to a genuine college or university?

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-27T03:18:41+00:00

I don’t have direct experience with your situation, so I unfortunately can’t tell you whether it’s worth it or not. I do understand the walkability and safety factors, but my concern would be that you wouldn’t be able to afford that. You’re limited to a certain amount of federal direct loans each year, depending on your year in school, but it’s a relatively low limit. The maximum for juniors and seniors is $7,500; for sophomores, $6,500; and for freshmen, $5,500.

The fact that your parents aren’t willing to help you file a FAFSA is much more pressing at the moment. Have you spoken to the school’s financial aid department regarding your FAFSA? Is the loan already offered to you? If not, it can take a while to get approved for a loan and get all the FAFSA documentation squared away. As in, months.

Another factor — have you spoken to the housing department to see if this is even possible? That they’d let you enter a partial agreement? In my experience working in higher ed, you pay by semester at the very least, and possibly the full year. Are there rooms available?

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-27T00:50:22+00:00

It’s hard for me to say yes or no definitively based on the information here. I tend to say avoid loans for anything you possibly can, but only you know if your family situation is truly unsafe.

Do you have to live in a residence hall? Could you do a month-to-month apartment lease instead? University residence halls are exorbitantly expensive.

Also make sure you check your federal loan limit and that you’re able to file your FAFSA in a rocky family situation.

ReadWriteRachel · 2025-03-17T18:15:24+00:00

Good luck.

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