u/throwaway2342567

https://preview.redd.it/i1jgkr4ru5kh1.png?width=792&format=png&auto=webp&s=df0dd3f79e706f218a490918cef34e995b249b21

this is my first semester at a community college, ive never went to college so i would appreciate your thoughts

wanted to change my (22yo) life for the better by going to community college > transfer & get bachelors but fafsa denied my pell grant... i worked full time in 2024 & had around 40k agi which is enough to get disqualified ig.

anyways, i really dont want to be in a lot of student debt especially since i still got a car loan + other bills right now. and im poor as hell right now 😭

my only hope is the buckeye bridge program which waives student loans if you get an associates from a community college. but its really not clear if i qualify for it since i dont even qualify for the pell grant.

im going to talk to someone from the school monday, but i honestly dont know if ill pursue college if im not getting some financial assistance

thoughts and advice appreciated

im tryna go to community college (22yo) so I applied for fafsa &it said im only eligible for student loans, not grants

my agi in 2024 was 39.5k, is this why im not eligible? thats not even a lot considering it was a $19/hr job with lots of overtime.

im gonna crash out i really don't wanna pay to go to college what yall think

edit: have a bank account of less than 2k if that matters, deadass one paycheck from homelessness