Money in hand
Today I did the FASFA for my son to go to college and the ball is rolling. All of his applications haven't been reviewed yet but it seems that he is leaning towards The King's College in Manhattan. That is where I filled out the fasfa for. The most amazing thing to me after I figured it all, it looks like he will be getting a $178,800 education and all he will owe is $22,000 in loans. He would pay $22,000 to go almost anywhere.
Billy received a $61,000 scholarship from them (yes I know is said $64,000 on Facebook but that was wrong). He got a Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $60,000 ($15,000 per year) and a $1,000 donor scholarship for his freshman year . (This is the discrepancy because I thought it was $1000 per year.) I guess it was an innocent enough mistake.
I desperately need some good news and this is helping A LOT. We work very hard as parents to help our children to succeed and I hope that this is Billy's success. I would be lying if I didn't admit that I am fearful that he will do exactly what his dad and I did. I mean, college at 40 is great and all, but......
I think most parent's hope for their kids more success than we were able to achieve and I am no exception to that rule. If Billy does accept this scholarship and does attend this college, I hope he takes his education to the top. I hope he uses the gifts that God gave him and is The King's College's Class of 2018 and not University of Wisconsin-Plateville's Class of 2038. I hope that I empowered him with enough knowledge to know that I am the perfect example of what to not do scholastically until now. Plateville and Stout are great but......
But this is Billy's journey and his alone so he must chose his path. I held his hand, I wiped his tears, I picked him up and I guided him along but that part of my job is done. I guess being a parent is like being a coach, you show them the plays over and over, but now that he has the ball he needs to decide which way and how far to run. I just need to hope I explained it well enough. I hope I explained life well enough. He needs to get knocked down and pick himself up. He needs to be a man. I may or may not be ready for all of this. Regardless of if I am ready, here it comes.....
Billy received a $61,000 scholarship from them (yes I know is said $64,000 on Facebook but that was wrong). He got a Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $60,000 ($15,000 per year) and a $1,000 donor scholarship for his freshman year . (This is the discrepancy because I thought it was $1000 per year.) I guess it was an innocent enough mistake.
I desperately need some good news and this is helping A LOT. We work very hard as parents to help our children to succeed and I hope that this is Billy's success. I would be lying if I didn't admit that I am fearful that he will do exactly what his dad and I did. I mean, college at 40 is great and all, but......
I think most parent's hope for their kids more success than we were able to achieve and I am no exception to that rule. If Billy does accept this scholarship and does attend this college, I hope he takes his education to the top. I hope he uses the gifts that God gave him and is The King's College's Class of 2018 and not University of Wisconsin-Plateville's Class of 2038. I hope that I empowered him with enough knowledge to know that I am the perfect example of what to not do scholastically until now. Plateville and Stout are great but......
But this is Billy's journey and his alone so he must chose his path. I held his hand, I wiped his tears, I picked him up and I guided him along but that part of my job is done. I guess being a parent is like being a coach, you show them the plays over and over, but now that he has the ball he needs to decide which way and how far to run. I just need to hope I explained it well enough. I hope I explained life well enough. He needs to get knocked down and pick himself up. He needs to be a man. I may or may not be ready for all of this. Regardless of if I am ready, here it comes.....
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