I was previously a part of ASAP and received stipends for textbooks and metro cards. I got tuition covered and with receiving the Pell Grant, I had money leftover that went toward gas and food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was my first semester at QC, and I get financial aid to cover my tuition, but it’s my first time having to pay for textbooks. The bill came to $380. There was an Italian book I needed. So one of my friends made copies for me this semester luckily. I had a larger refund when I was in ASAP which meant that extra money could go towards my son- clothing, gas, rent, food. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve had to budget a lot more this semester. I wasn\u2019t able to buy a laptop that I needed for school. I try to use my phone to write essays which is horrendous. I got a zero on a paper because it didn\u2019t go through on my phone and I don\u2019t have a laptop. If I still had the support of ASAP, I\u2019d have more leftover Pell money and could\u2019ve bought a laptop and avoided this problem and future problems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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