OBBBA and Financial Aid Cuts

 

For the history of this situation many students are finding themselves in, read THIS POST.

Essentially, as a result of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill of Bullsh*t, if you are going to school half or part time, you will lose most of your financial aid.

Of course, my particular program is only offered part time, so this affects me.

Thus, I have begun Door Dashing for extra cash.

Now - here's the thing - if you're going to restrict it, shouldn't GPA be taken into consideration?

Because  the way financial aid currently is - and has always been - is financial need only - in the form of grants and loans, which many don't earn enough to pay back even with degrees, as we all know from the news. 

And it should be based on financial need  - to a point.

Because the current rules are, you will lose your financial aid if your GPA is below a 2.0 - HOWEVER - you gain nothing if you have a 4.0 cumulative GPA like me, other than continuation

In fact, the amount can even be a lowered based on what you've already used in your lifetime - too bad for you if you had to drop due to work, illness, had a baby, etc. 

So basically, someone barely passing can get the same or even greater financial aid than me, getting a 4.0 GPA.

There is no incentive to perform well with financial aid other than to put your GPA on your resume?

That just doesn't make any sense to me.

Because if you're at a job and you perform well, you'd get raises or promotions, right?

It seems to me you've proven you'll earn your keep, and shouldn't that be taken into consideration?

Also, it's NOT your actual current financial need - because it's limited over how much you've already used. 

So if your job has been outsourced or is obsolete now with AI or other technology, such that you're in dire straits financially again - too bad for you, trying to get trained to do something else, you already used some the first go 'round.

What a messed up education funding system we have in America.

Yes, there are scholarships for merit around - with about 30K people applying for each one, and nobody's going to give one to my old ass  😂

So we Door Dash. I actually like it, can work anytime, and have learned which ones to take and not take, etc., where to sit for the best orders, and get plenty of exercise.

Hey, I've had worse obstacles to overcome, and I though I wouldn't say I overcame them, I found away around them, albeit not gracefully! 

And this, too, shall pass. 😊

Otherwise, just finished up all assignments for the week and ready to Door Dash and have a little fun (once it cools down), so Happy INDEPENDENCE Day!