Since I was a small child, my parents had encouraged me make it a priority to complete my education. Hoping to be the first person in our family who would finish college would definitely make them very proud.

My studies were my top priority and I graduated with honors and received a substantial scholarship. My parents were very proud during the graduation ceremony and told our family friends on every possible opportunity that I would soon enter the large university, which was just a couple of hours away from our home.

Freshman year was fabulous! My courses were challenging and I loved living in the dorm and getting to know my roommates. I planned to return home for the summer, get a part-time job, reunite with high school friends, and unwind after a year of studying hard. However, my plans were quickly changed when I discovered that my dad had been ill for several weeks.

My parents hid it from me to prevent me from worrying. ”You had final exams to think about, honey,” my mom explained, but it did not make the news any easier to accept. My dad was in a terminal condition and there was nothing his doctors could do further.

I returned to campus for my sophomore year in August. My parents insisted me to go although I do not want to leave my family. I received a phone call two weeks later. My dad died.

The next two weeks were a blur of somehow making it home from college, sympathetic hugs from people I had not seen for years, and finding a few good shoulders to cry on. I just could not get my focus into place when I returned to campus although my professors were willing to work with me so that I could catch up with what I had missed after knowing what had happened while I was at home helping my mom with arrangements.

I was not getting much sleep because of frequent nightmares that kept on visiting me. I kept on ignoring my alarm whenever it rings in the morning and continue sleeping. Which I did most of the time. My grades significantly went down and I just felt that I do not have the energy or desire to do something about it.

Then something happened that I dreaded to happen. I lost my scholarship. Then I asked myself how can I finish my degree without the scholarship?

My roommate, Tiff got a phone call from her parents just when my depression was hitting a new low. They told me to hold on and not to lose hope. It turns out, they had some financial difficulties and had worried about sending Tiff to college. Before our freshman year began, they discovered OnlineStudentLoansGuide.com. They encouraged me to have my mom visit the web site immediately, which we did exactly.

Their advice saved me from dropping out of college for good. Mom and I looked over the web site and learned about the different types of student loans that I might qualify for. The site discusses the need-based student loans, government student loans, alternative student loans, subsidized and non-subsidized loans, making it easier for us to understand.

There was even information about student loans for graduate school, which I read over just in case I decide to take my education even further. I know that my dad would be proud of it.

If you are terrified that you or your teen may not be able to afford to pay for college, take a look at the resources available at OnlineStudentLoansGuide. com. The web site provides pertinent information regarding many types of available alternative student loans.

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