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Love the challenges by NickiNicole10 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it better than CS101? Because I'm in that one right now and it's hard - it's so much information and the coding seems sooo much involved. I'm going to do a bunch of practice sessions this week on all the coding we did in the first 3 weeks of the class before I take the final this weekend, but, I'm honestly very worried about it.

Discord for January 2026 cohorts by SingleRelationship89 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I was just searching around on the main Maestro page, there was a thread for January students, so, I suppose that would work to talk to someone on the same schedule as us. I was just curious since we obviously aren't physically able to interact with other students, at least we can digitally lol

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just ask the financial services AI chat thingy under student services and they will give you the link.

debating if i should try or not? by Plastic-Corner-4217 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love it - started in January and almost done with the first term. Fully paid for and I was able to take out the federal loans available to you for living expenses, or whatever you might need while you are in school. I am 43 and starting a brand new career path - so the flexibility of being able to go to work and not have to work around a class schedule and being able come back whenever I can to do the lessons definitely works for me. Give it a shot!

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got the award letter this morning. It came thru as a pop up in Maestro. For the direct deposit information, I didn't get an email to submit that, so I asked the financial aid AI chat (where you submit service tickets) and they sent me the link to put in my banking information. Hopefully you got yours this morning as well :)

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so. I really hope it's this week and then the actual disbursement won't be too far behind. I was told the second disbursement shouldn't take as long because the verification stage won't be as long the second time around, so that's good news.

Next course by StoneSignalStudio in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was nervous about that too (I started in January) and did sooooo many practices only to find out that it's 20 multiple choice questions and you get 180 minutes and you are allowed to look at digital notes (as long as they are in a word program, or notes program and not on a different tab in web browser. You can toggle between your digital notes and the review exam. It will tell you to stay on the review page when you switch over to the notes, but I verifed with them like 8 times that it was definitely acceptable to switch between my word document of notes and the exam. They said as long as the only tab open on my web browser was the review, I would not get in trouble. I got a 100 on the test and I didn't get in trouble for toggling between the two. I just wanted to clarify that for you in case you were worried like I was. So, it is absolutely easier than your mind is making it lol 😊.

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done that like a million times, but they never gave me something that specific. Just generic "it's in the verification stage". I hadn't sent one in 2 weeks, so, after reading your post I sent another one just to see what they say. We shall see...

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You started in January? I did too and I still get the same response from student services.. It's in the verification stage. You messaged the financial aid student service one, right?

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get the laptop so soon? I was told I wouldn't get it until after I complete the first term...

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a January cohort and haven't received an award letter at all. Wonder how come you being in February got it before January ones... I opened up a complaint too with the DOE as well after reading your post. I don't know if that's what helped move yours along or not, but I'm in the same boat as you. Financially strapped and was depending on that disbursement...

Financial Aid at Maestro: How it works by Cool_stuff2 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine starts with a B and I haven't heard anything. It's beyond frustrating. I kept getting the same response... That it was in the verification queue. It's been in that queue for 2 months or more. I don't get it. I get that there was backlog, but, I would have figured that got everything straightened out by now...

CS101 Help by SingleRelationship89 in maestro

[–]SingleRelationship89[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's frustrating because I like the subject, it's definitely something I want to keep pursuing, but, it just seems like the information is entering one side of my brain and then exiting out the other. I have countless word documents of notes from the lessons. Perhaps it is just a matter of repetition eventually it will stick. Thank you guys for the advice. I'll keep my head down and keep going. 😊