THE SITUATION: I have been cut from federal aid to attend school for this upcoming fall semester. It started in the fall of last year when I decided to try some online courses instead of going to a classroom. Bad idea. Even my student adviser told me later on that it wasn't smart to try a science class online (which was Anatomy 2). She told me that I couldn't drop the courses because it would hurt me for financial aid, and that although she didn't want me to fail the courses, she said it'd be ok overall if I did. Well that was wrong. I was placed on financial warning for my GPA and Completion Rate for the spring semester that has just passed. So I took Financial Accounting and a math class, and I was happy to see that I raised my GPA above the average to keep my financial aid. Now the Completion rate was to be at 67% and above for the courses attempted. I thought I was ok since I completed 100% of my classes this past semester. Wrong. It meant my completion rate for the past 2 years I have been attending school. My completion rate is at 62%. I still wonder why the school or my student adviser didn't say "Hey Brooke, we see you're enrolled for the spring semester, good job. But uh go ahead and add another class or two so you can be sure your completion rate is ok as well," when I was enrolling for the Spring. That'd make things too easy though right? SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?: I got a hold of my adviser, again, and she explained that I have two options. The first option is to appeal my financial termination. But seeing how I don't have any documentation of being in a hospital or anything like that during the spring semester, my appeal will most likely just be rejected. THE OTHER OPTION: She told me if I can manage to pay for and complete just 2 classes this fall, my completion rate will be good again and I can have my financial aid back for the next semester (Spring of 2013). NOW FOR THE PITY PARTY: I'm really not looking for pity, simply just looking for some help. If you know me personally, then you know that I hardly ever ask for help, but I'm at a time of need. I make very little at my job, my paycheck is gone to rent, utilities, car insurance, etc. and not to mention the child support that gets automatically taken out of each check so that I can stay current on it. But that's life. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU: As stated above, I need help. If you would like to be paid back, no problem, message me on Facebook and we can work that out (with interest too if you'd like). Donations are great, but if you're local, I'd be more than happy to come and work for the money on my days off work. It's cheap labor. Handing me 50 cents or just sharing this link on your Facebook page is helping me out, it's that easy :) LAST WORD: I am at my halfway mark (2 years) for my Mortuary Science degree so dropping out is not an option at all. I will be exhausting every resource possible to raise money for school. If you check the local craigslist ads, you'll be seeing me with a sort of online yard sale going on :) if you need anymore info, question, or even just proof that I am in school and this isn't a scam, just message me. Thanks to all who took time to read this and help. Cheers to you!