Use Financial Aid to Get a Grant A Mom of 5 Did It

February 1, 2010 by Kathryn Stovall
Filed under Finance

A few years ago I decided to try to finish getting my degree by applying for financial aid. I applied for the pell grant and got it! It was me and 2 oldest kids at the time, so times were tough. The youngest started his venture in kinder garden and I was off on my wait to try to make an example of myself by finishing school!

I looked on the internet and found a government site that allowed me to apply online, and there was no fees involved. The school I choose to go to received the information straight from the site. I was able to sign up for 4 classes at a local 2 year school. I was able to start right away. I was able to get all my books and classes covered. I was able to have some left over to help with child care.

I only went for one semester because, well life happens. I got married and had 3 more kids! Talk about life happening! Now, 8 years later, its just about time that I try again. My youngest is only 2, so I have a while yet before he starts school. I don\’t want to be in a class room while he\’s still so little. I did a little research and found out that I can take at home classes at the same school I was attending before!

Really? I don\’t have to find some special on line school that\’s accredited? Wow, yes, i can go to the same local school and take video courses from home! This is great. So I can be at home with my little man, and do classes during nap time or at night after bed time. Everything is on line! Even the discussions. At most I\’ll have to go to the campus, which is local, once or twice. Everything else is done at home. What is even better is that my costs, again, will be covered by the federal Pell grant! This couldn\’t be better!

If I could give advise to anyone that is waiting until their children are in school to start is, why wait? Go ahead and call local schools around you and see what the options are for video courses. To my understanding the classes are exactly the same as the on campus classes. The credits are the same, and I can do them classes when its convenient for me.

So now when he starts Kindergarten, instead of me saying as soon as he starts school I\’ll go back to school, now I can say that when he starts school I\’ll be starting my new job because I was able to finish my school at home, and use the grant to cover the fees.

If a stay at home mom of 5 kids can finish school, Anyone Can! I found some greatfree grant information about getting a federal grant to cover my expenses to finish school. Anyone can, look here for information today!