Greetings and a Few Questions

[GhettoRacingKid]

excatly. i agree with Ed.

If i remember you said you chilled ina a kitchen while tending bar. so you kidna know how it is.

and learn everything you can. pick their brains pick your fellow students brains.

everyone has a different backround and different knowledge and there is always something to be learned.

if you watch top chef this past week EricRipert said something that every chef I know has said to me.

The day you stoplearning is the day your ego is too big

[Sumner Ely]

Just to catch everyone up to speed who was wondering... I had my financial aid appointment today and it didn't go well, so it looks like I will be doing the Community College after all. I'm a bit dissapointed, but after all as everyone has said before, it's the basics that I will be learning at school and the rest will come with time. So my chin is Up, I am debating on hitting a few of the local restaurants and try to talk to the Chefs there to see about advice and maybe a job while I look into the CC.

[Rainliberty]

In what way did it go wrong? Don't mean to pry but I'll probably have a similar meeting soon an I thought it was pretty straightforward. You apply for a Federal Loan, and you get a Private Loan(Sallie Mae,Discover) to cover the other expenses.

[Sumner Ely]

Basically the grants and federal loans only covered about half the tuition and I didn't qualify for the private loans due to my credit. The finance person said that they have been making the qualifications stricter due to the way the economy is and that people that had qualified previously are now finding themselves not qualifying(people like me).