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Originally Posted by Fresia
I would contact Vocational Rehab or also called the Department/Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in some states. They can help with a retraining plan to help find a new career, which also includes paying for education if that is required for you to get you started and throughout your education towards retraining in your new path. They can also help find additional scholarships and other hidden monies in places. Talking too with the financial aid offices, there are always hidden grants and scholarships out there, especially in the field you go into, it is just a matter of finding them. 
I hear and know your frustration with going back to school with financial aid and not being able to get it later when changing to another degree for reeducation and retraining. I ran into this too. Voc Rehab helped. Good luck in your pursuit and in your education! Hang in there!  |
Thanks but I already called Mass Rehab and the financial aid office of one school and here's what happened:
Mass Rehab: I called them and they told me that since I already have a B.A., the MOST they might be able to provide would be $2500 a year. They mentioned NOTHING about helping me find other sources. The call ended with something like, "That's all we have. Good luck to you (indifferent rushed tone). Bye."
Financial Aid office: "Your assigned adviser is on maternity leave and wont be back for at least a month. In the meantime send your questions to the department's general email address. (Where you don't know who you're talking to because they don't sign their names. And because different people answer those emails, no one ever knows my case.) Most recent reply to me, "I see you need a lot of funding, but we have nothing for you." Me: "Can you suggest a place to look for college funding?" Financial Aid: "(in an impatient and rude tone) Like we already said, we have NOTHING. You'll have to look elsewhere." I forwarded that conversation to the dean of Financial Aid and asked if he can answer my question seems how I got a rude response that ignored my question. He, in turn, forwarded my conversation to a supervisor in Financial Aid several days ago. So far, I've heard nothing from that supervisor.
No matter what I do, I'm hitting a brick wall.