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Old Apr 08, 2007, 11:45 PM
Perfectly_Imperfect Perfectly_Imperfect is offline
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Haha... I've been trying to work my butt off until recently when I've just randomly become lazy. As for scholarships I've always dreamed of getting one and going to Cornell University, but I've found out that they're extremely hard to come by. At least in America. According to my aunt, they won't even consider you unless you're extremely poor like I'm talking single mother earning $20,000 a year and I'm not that bad off. My mom recently got layed off and got another job so she had to take a paycut so she probably makes $37,000 a year and my dad probably makes $40,000 a year. And while many may consider this a lot. The cost of living in America is way too high, and so is schooling. My private grammar school cost $2,500 a year to go to and my private high school costs $7,000 a year to go to. And I'm not an only child either I have a sister that's only two years older than me so the bills just pile up. Not to mention that she's going to be starting college next year at a private, catholic college that costs $37,000 (including room and board) a year to go to, but they're giving her 50% off because she went ot a catholic school all of her life and because she got good grades (3.8 GPA.)