tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post1546248745816782723..comments2024-03-27T20:39:56.082-05:00Comments on Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas: Fewer college students to get financial aid under House and Senate proposalsAngela Valenzuelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377527828841110131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post-23610635872732429622011-01-26T10:58:49.317-06:002011-01-26T10:58:49.317-06:00Thank you for your comment, Lilly. These realities...Thank you for your comment, Lilly. These realities are exactly the kinds of messages that MUST be conveyed to our state legislators. I do hope that you will be testifying on this and other cuts to higher education that have crushing consequences to students and whole communities.Dr. Patricia D. Lópezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867396721118248997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post-24800114492800070332011-01-25T22:47:58.468-06:002011-01-25T22:47:58.468-06:00I'm one of those Texas undergrads working full...I'm one of those Texas undergrads working full time.. I started college in Jan '04, as valedictorian of my 40 person high school (9 in my graduating class)... and will graduate this May. Finally. I attended community college for 2 years & actually transferred to a private university that gave me a scholarship making it cheaper than UT Austin (which I got into)... Of course, working full time to pay my bills meant I wasn't always enrolled full time, and that brought down my scholarship. The attempted year of working and school full time brought my GPA down a lot, as well as the rest of me. I took an entire semester off after that. <br />But yeah, my family doesn't believe in loans, so that wasn't an option for us. The fact that texas is making it harder for working class and first generation college students to attend is just sick. I already get mad when I look at my taxes and there are all these "refunds" for going to school. I don't need a tax refund, I need up front cash to pay this years tuition! A tax break may help the middle class, but there needs to be more for the poor so we can earn our way out. I have a low enough income that I literally don't qualify for some of the tax refunds, and my scholarship assistance means I don't qualify for public assistance as well. It's a catch 22 for those wanting to get out ahead, and obviously barely feasible as is. Cutting aid will only hurt Texas and Texans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com