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A Dream Deferred? Aspirations and the Realities of
Financing College |
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Lisa Hardman
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Sometimes I
get a bee in my bonnet — the kind that just keeps flying
around and refuses to land. When it comes to my
intellectual interests, I can be compulsive and
downright obsessive at times.
Such was the case several weeks ago when I attended a
four-year transfer fair at my community college. After
talking with several representatives from the major
universities in Colorado about my transfer options, they
confirmed that my two years of music credits weren’t
going to help much with an English degree.
Discouraged and resigned to basically starting over with
my college education, I happened to overhear a
conversation between a recruiter from the University of
Denver and a woman my age. The recruiter was explaining
their brand new Bachelor of Arts Completion Program for
students whose education had been interrupted.
Intrigued, I edged closer. Noticing my interest, the
recruiter invited me into the conversation and explained
that DU will transfer up to 60 college credits
regardless of the major. She further explained that the
intent of the program was to attract older, more
experienced students with their challenging, relevant,
and innovative curriculum. The option of online or
evening classes coupled with half tuition and the
opportunity to finish my bachelor’s degree in the same
amount of time it would take me to earn my associate’s
was the final hook.
For the next week, I could think of nothing else. I
poured over DU’s Web site and launched into a flurry of
activity updating my FAFSA, faxing tax forms, checking
into scholarship and financial Aid possibilities, and
begging professors for recommendation letters. I began
organizing my efforts to tackle the extensive
application process all the while envisioning myself
attending such a prestigious university as soon as next
quarter.
I was all ready to jump on the bandwagon until my
husband gently pointed out that DU’s hefty price tag is
just out of our league financially. Without much hope of
obtaining federal Aid, I had to concede that it is a
little hard to justify such excessiveness on my part
when we have five future college students to support.
Used to deferring my Goals for the greater good, dream
mode gave way under the weight of mother guilt.
Deflated but not completely thwarted, my dream of
attending DU is not totally shelved. I hadn’t counted on
the fact that when you share your dream with others,
they root for you; they don’t want you to fail. Both of
my professors who were so willing to write
recommendation letters for me have also gone to bat for
me by keeping me abreast of scholarship funds I might
qualify for. And so, after all their encouragement and
support, I can’t give up. I’m going to continue with the
application process and see what happens. It’s a far
stretch, but as Marla Runyan, a blind Olympian sAid, “I
would rather struggle with lofty Goals . . . than settle
for more comfortable ones.” |
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