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One month from now I start college

After four long months, the start date for the Fall quarter is a month away. For now, it looks like I’ll get Fafsa funding to pay for school too, which means tuition should be paid for!

I say should because I got an email that says: (paraphrased for privacy)

“Congratulations! College has received your 2023-24 FAFSA or WASFA, which covers Fall 2023, Winter 2024, and Spring 2024.”

After this is a section called “steps”, which has an outline of the 4 steps of financial aid. I’m on step 2 of 4. Step 3 is to check my personal student page for follow-up paperwork and right now it’s showing something I’ve already emailed the financial aid office about this past week. If it’s not cleared by Monday (they’re only open Monday to Thursday), I’ll contact them again. And I scheduled an in-person appointment next week with an advisor.

I already know my plan or path to the degree I’m going for and have registered for classes for the next quarter. I feel this meeting will be helpful since getting to this point has been much more complicated than expected. The previous times I was in college, in 2008 and 2013, I remember it being easier.

Then again that was 10 and 15 years ago respectably.

I feel older, and only a bit wiser. 😅

In summary, things are moving along and the next journey is in sight.

• A Mariners game, today, August 26th 2025. At the bar at work.
• Spring quarter to Summer break
• An introduction speech from Public Speaking.
• Now, it’s personal, Statistics
• Statistics with booze on a Saturday.