Money, money, money!

As you all know university is one expensive ride, and for most of us we just don't have that amount of money magically come to us. For most people, their parents have been saving up for their education, BUT mine weren't that smart. I don't blame them, really I don't! They were foreigners who came to a new country and didn't know what was going on. Also at that time there was a very high uncertainty that I would even end up going to university, so they didn't open up a savings account for me. So I have to rely on government financial aid.

So basically the government judges the amount of money they think you'll need and loan it to you at a lower intrest rate than those of the banks. I'm suppose to take my contract that they sent me to my university's financial office by mid july. Now although I think it's great to take money from the government (it is our tax dollars by the way!), do you want to know what I think is even better it is taking money and NOT having to pay it back. Yup that's right, there are actually people out there who will give you money for your education! AND I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about... that's right! SCHOLARSHIPS!!!!

yeah... you've probably heard this a million times now from most of the websites you've been on, but it's true. My advice though is too keep your marks up in your last year becausse that will make your application more likely to win and also opens up a lot more scholarship choices. In fact most schools give you money in the form of entrance scholarships if you have a high enough average. So go out there my fellow students and get that money, because after all you deserve it! Here are two really good websites that will find you scholarships (and they're totally free!!!): www.scholarshipscanada.com & www.studentawards.com .

Ta ta for Now, Thi

Start It Up

Hey all, I must admit that this blog idea came from another person, well actually a few people. I've been inspired to blog about my experience of going to university, because honestly it is a very daunting task. For those of you who have gone through it I commend you, for those of you going through it I'm with you, and for those who are going to go through it I hope my blogs help to ease your journey a bit.
Let me introduce myself, my name is Thi, I'm going to be turning 18 in July and I'm going to be going to university come Septemeber. I'm entering into a program called Medical Physics, to simplify it's a fancy name for a program that does research on diseases like cancer. And I'm scared crapless of what the experience of university is going to bring. None of my friends will be attending the same university but the majority will be in the same city as me.
I've already gone and applied for government financial aid and have recieved the paperwork that I need to sign and send back. I will be doing that sometime this week.
This will be it for my very first composition on this blog. I will be coming back to write about tips on applying to unversity and what I've read up til now about the essentials for university and etc. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I'll respond in my next write up, if I don't know the answer I will attempt to find out.

Ta Ta for Now, Thi