[jbug]

I've been thinking about me and school. I was in school not to long ago and think I did relatively well both academically and psychologically. It kept my mind occupied and it wasn't able to think about the bad stuff as often because it was busy thinking about school.

I have been thinking for about 15 years about opening my own business and think that if I had a business degree either an AA or a BA that lenders would be more apt to lend me money to open my business. Opening my own business would mean that I would have more money and I could set my own hours and I could work when I wanted to because of the type of business I would open. The type of business I want to open would be doing children't birthday parties. I live in a very affluent part of the country...you wouldn't believe it since I live in Arkansas but I live in the home base for Walmart, Tyson, JB Hunt and a few other big companies. So therefore we have a lot of rich people with spoiled little kids LOL. When I worked at BK in Nebraska the idea came to me to do this because of so many people having their kids birthday parties at BK so they wouldn't have plan the party we did it for them. I would meet with the family and we would sit down and plan the party..I would buy the supplies, the goody bags, the cake, plan the games etc and clean up afterward. I could even hire people to help me. But I know nothing about starting up a business and think that if I had some business knowledge that came with going to college that it would help.

So here I am. I have talked with a couple of schools. One totally turned me off when the second he found out I was going to talk it over with my dad aka my financial person because I want to do this hopefully without having to have a student loan. I have heard of so many students graduating from college with a student loan and then not being able to pay it back and then defaulting on it ruining their credit as soon as they graduate. I already have bad credit due a bankruptcy and when I graduate the bankruptcy would be off my record and I would be able to start repairing my credit and I would hate to start it by ruining it right away by defaulting on a student loan. So if I can do it by a Pell Grant and scholarships then I will do it but if I can't then I guess its just not meant to be.

So here is my question. Do any of you know of any places I can look online for scholarships for people on disability that have physical as well as mental disablitities looking to go back to school to better themselves to get off disability? I can't go to AR Rehab as they paid for me to go to Vo Tech and they don't pay twice.

Jbug

[Christina86]

Not all of these will apply, but here are some good sites (just going to Google and typing in "scholarships for those with disabilities")

http://www.aapd.com/links/linkscholarshipawards.php
http://www.scholarshipworkshop.com/disabled.html
http://www.collegescholarships.org/disabilities.htm
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-...entFolderId=84
http://www.ncsd.org/scholar/scholarship.htm
http://scholarships-for-people-with-...-disabilities/

This is a list of websites with searches, just include "disability" or some other key term when searching:
http://www.usafunds.org/planning/acc...ship/index.htm
http://www.scholarships.com/
http://scholarshipamerica.org/

[jbug]

I talked to my dad tonight for a few minutes about going back to school and he thinks it's a bad idea right now. I really want to do it but after listening to his arguments against school I think I have to agree with him. I am having both regular as well as ocular migranes every day. How can I handle those and go to school? I mean I can't even sit up for more than 5 minutes without getting dizzy. How can I sit at a computer to do homework or listen to a lecture? Someday I can do it but not right now. My GP is referring me to a neurologist to get my migranes under control and after they get under control and my mental health improves some more and I feel more confident in myself I will pursue the idea. I guess it was a burst of manic idea for a few minutes.

Thanks Christina for the links. I hope maybe it will help somebody else out too that might be looking too.

I have this bad habit of jumping in feet first and then thinking after. I have learned the hard way that is NOT the way to live your life. I guess I still have a lot things to work out in therapy.

Jbug

[ECHOES]

What about 'creating' your own educational work by choosing something to learn more about that you could learn from library books.

Or you could take just one class of interest (cooking, crafts, poetry, computers, etc) where you would be stimulated by the learning and also have the social contact too.

Maybe it's the structure, the intellectual stimulation, the social contact, or something else that you're wanting that you could fulfill in other ways. Maybe you and T could talk about this?

What about online classes? I know of many people who have earned an associates or bachelors degree online (someone at work is even working on their masters degree online). That way you could earn your education in the comfort of your home.

[jbug]

I was going to do my education online because I am having a hard time being around people right now but it is hard for me to sit up for long periods of time without becoming dizzy or having a migrane so school right now is out until I can get whatever is causing the problems under control.

Jbug

[Landon]

i am workin now but sometimes i wish to go back to school life too. Study time is so carefree, to me NOW