We, at the Griffon Newspaper editorial staff, have many things in common aside from our thirst for pursuit of the news. One thing we have in common is the fact that we are all college students. Another thing is that not a single one of us is a self made millionaire…yet. Being that this is true, this means we all understand the benefit of being on the receiving end of financial aid to help us get through the semester.
Many students that attend Missouri Western State University could use a little help when it comes to putting up the necessary out-of -pocket costs for everything that goes with attending a university. There are books to be purchased, athletic and student activity fees, parking permits and pens and pencils to acquire. To top it all off, tuition and living expenses along with mounting costs of college becomes almost painful. Luckily for the students there is financial aid.
Too bad many students do not take the initiative to take advantage of such opportunities. The process of filling out a FAFSA online is really quite simple and after the initial set up process, it really does not take that long to keep it updated. There is money out there in the form of grants, loans and scholarships. All of the above can be helpful if you have a thirst for learning at the university level but do not have the pocket book to match those academic desires.
Maybe the U.S. hasn’t adopted the policy of free universities for citizens like many European countries and Australia, but there has been a great deal of work done by the government to make money available to those who really need it to go to school. These programs exist to help students secure a future and any smart student would be wise to take advantage of them. At Missouri Western there is a courteous and knowledgeable staff that is ready to help anyone who makes through their door. The online tools of the FAFSA save pages and pages of work that might have been required before the explosion of the computer age. If there is a problem, call the financial aid office and a friendly voice can quickly trouble shoot the problematic puzzle and process can advance to the next step. It is not very hard to get money to go to school these days. Students are either just too uninformed or lazy and apathetic to follow through with the process.
We, at the Griffon Newspaper editorial staff , frown upon such bad choices and behavior as failing to take advantage of such an opportunity. Doing something to acquire money for your education is as simple as stealing candy from a baby or blowing a safe with dynamite. Not doing something because of ignorance or laziness is simply not good character. The money is there in that big safe. Just imagine that the finical aid office and FAFSA are your safe cracking tools. So get cracking and do it before March 1st because that is the cut off date. After that, it will be too late.
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