Life is Unexpected. I have planned to go to Gordon College for two years now- I got the keychain, the car decal, the shirts, even the sweatpants. But, right before I sent in my deposit for my spot in the fall, my mom decided to recalculate our funds-just in case. And as it turns out, we can't afford it.
So...what now? I have two other schools that I have been accepted to, neither of which compare to Gordon. But there has to be a reason that we found this out, there has to be a reason why I'm not going to Gordon. I refuse to believe that this happened by chance or it's just 'life'. My other two choices are Eastern University which is a little less than an hour from my home and Liberty, which is six or seven. I haven't visited Liberty since I was thirteen, so my dad is taking me to visit in about a week. But, then I have to take off more days from school, more days from work, which makes my grades go down and my income less and it's like everything is piling up.
I visited Eastern in November and I didn't like it that much, but to be fair I already thought that I was going to Gordon. So I'm visiting that school a week from today. The reason I'm doing it so quickly is because if I have any chance of going to Eastern or Liberty, I'd need to accept the scholarships they are offering which expire april first if I don't committ to one or the other. So I have around two and a half weeks to make one of the most important decisions of my life.
It's not that I'm afraid of going to college anymore-I'm not. I'm afraid of being buried in student loans for the rest of my life. So where do i go? Virginia? Philadelphia? Boston?
How do people make these decisions?
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My name is Brook Berry, and I work at Gordon in the admissions and financial aid department. Are you absolutely sure that you can't afford Gordon - but you can afford Liberty or Eastern Naz? Is there something else we can do?
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