Im just one of MANY Nova Scotian’s that only have a high school education (that are actually TRYING to go back to school) and HOLY FUCK the government makes it so HARD to go to BACK to school…………. first My dad Makes TOO MUCH money for me to get a student loan and he should be contributing $8000 to my education (HAHA YEAH RIGHT maybe for a single man with no children). THEN the second time i applied i qualified for $500….$500 seriously, GEE WIZ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BUYING ME A F’ING TEXT BOOK. so obviously i cant depend on help from the government of canada how about i get a job to Pay for my education……..NO I’m sorry! To get a job that actually pays you well enough for tuition you need a diploma or a certificate …….. WTF!!!!???!!!!! its like Catch 23. SOMEBODY GIVE ME MONEY OR AN EDUCATION ALREADY!!!!!!!
This article appears in Mar 6-12, 2008.
I could not agree more. The government gave me $390.00 for my education, because my parents combined income was too much. They should take into consideration how far my parents are in debt. Also; I tried for scholarships, but all through high school, I had to work and save money, so I couldn’t join any extra curricular activities; and therefore did not qualify for most scholarships. When I applied for a student loan, I was living on my own downtown, but had only been living alone for 4 months, and since I hadn’t been living on my own for 6 months, I was still considered a dependant on my parents. So now I am stuck working until I can save up enough money to go back to school.
Disown your parents, move out… and that might work
loooool at disown your parents. The secretary knew me by name every year when I went into that damn office!! I thought that was pretty good but yeah the student loans suck big time. I hear ya op!!
It took me 9 years to get my degree because of the student loan program. I had no choice but to take my courses part time, work, and pinch and scrape every penny to pay for my edu. It’s not easy, but it builds character and makes a person take every course very very seriously :). Apply for a job with that kind of history and the employers will be lining up at your door to hire you.
I took the same route as you, bj, and totally agree that the experience was a great character builder. If you really want it, you can have it. When you’re taking it out of your pocket, you’re much more committed to your goal. I feel sorry for the kids who are in $50,000+ when they graduate. How the fuck can you have any kind of life when you’re committed to pay that shit off? Worst of all, the student loan people NEVER forget a debt. I knew someone who evaded them for 22 years and they eventually tracked her down.
My poor sister makes $80,000 but her loans are so high she has hardly any disposable income… I, on the other hand, make significantly less, but have much more to spend once all my bills are paid. It’s a terrible thing.
It doesn’t surprise me that Nova Scotia’s population is dwindling. How can anyone with a huge loan even think of assuming a mortgage, a car or starting a family? Especially when most of the new jobs around here involve call centres? It’s really sad, especially since Nova Scotia has some of the highest tuitions in the country.
most of the new jobs involve call centres? really? the Coast today has ads for a hockey sock of engineering type positions at Irving Shipyards, there are positions open at insurance companies, banks, IT firms, advertising agencies, the provincial government and more. As for paying your way through school, join the Armed Forces Reserves. They’ll give you $2000 per year for tuition during undergrad, you can work part time during the winter and full time during the summer, and you do not have to go to Afghanistan or serve to pay them back the tuition money or anything.