Confessions of A Working Girl

So I'm going back up to school tomorrow. Nothing has been determined, regarding how I'm going to pay for it, but I refuse to leave things as they are. I WILL graduate from Castleton State College with at least one Bachelor's Degree. I'm determined. I made it to Japan and back, so somehow, I will get through this as well.

Monday after classes I will immediately start looking for the Deans at the college--both the ones I have talked to and the ones I have not. I'll make appointments with them to sit down and discuss further options, since I refuse to back down. I am not recieving nearly enough financial aid, in my opinion. The other years I never questioned it, so, this year at least, they should help out.

And plus, they owe me. Somehow, I doubt they'll see it this way, but Castleton (my college) owes me. I was due to spend 6 months in Japan, but, because of the earthquake, they pulled me back after three. I lost money on that, at least $300 or $400 that was non-refundable. And I lost  three months of experiences, and friendships that were just beginning. There's no way I can put a price on that, but I say it should be steep. And I lost $1000 on the plane ticket back, since the site I had bought it through refused to refund it and change it to another one. So Castleton owes me. And they had better pay up in the form of helping me finance this last year of college.

Plus they owe me because when I joined their school, it was nice and small. Now they've added football and more students than they promised they would. So they owe me (and others) for that too. They always claimed to be "the small college with the big heart" and they seem well on the way to reversing that. ...Well, that may be a little harsh. The people there are still really nice, and I do love the school. But, and Castleton, please take this as a warning with the kindest intentions behind it, keeping on at the same pace will make you no different than any one of a million other schools.

I may just be in a cynical mood, since finances are worrying me again. Also credit card debt. And the cost of school books. And should I buy the schoolbooks or wait until I find out what's up with the finances?

I need to stop being "wishy-washy" as Ki calls it. I WILL find a way to pay for school.