Collage program | Imamother

amother

Brunette ↓

Yesterday at 5:41 am

From what I've heard and read on here, it seems that if he uses up his Pell grants in yeshiva, they won't be available to him to use if later he wants to go to undergrad. But hopefully someone can explain this better.

↑ Molly Weasley ↓

Yesterday at 6:11 am

amother Brunette wrote:

That's true, but if he uses his pell to get the undergrad credits in yeshiva, no harm done.

It also makes tuition in Yeshiva much cheaper 😊.

amother

Antiquewhite ↓

Yesterday at 6:15 am

Molly Weasley wrote:

That's true, but if he uses his pell to get the undergrad credits in yeshiva, no harm done.

It also makes tuition in Yeshiva much cheaper 😊.

Not necessarily true. If he wants a degree later, there is harm done. He may not be able to use the yeshiva credits at all towards his degree. And even if some credits can be used, he still uses up ALL of his grant money and won't be eligible for anything down the road.

↑ Molly Weasley

Yesterday at 6:46 am

amother Antiquewhite wrote:

Why shouldn't he be able to use his college credits as a transfer?

Also, just remember, that she's not actually losing money either way. Because she still has to pay for the Yeshiva as well.

amother

↑ Antiquewhite

Yesterday at 6:59 am

Molly Weasley wrote:

Why shouldn't he be able to use his college credits as a transfer?

Also, just remember, that she's not actually losing money either way. Because she still has to pay for the Yeshiva as well.

Because if it doesn't align with the college's courses, they may not accept it. If the yeshiva gives him a degree, that's transferable (more likely than just credits). But it would likely not apply to core classes, and he would still need many more credits.

Then there is the tradeoff of who is gaining here from the grants - mom or son? If mom is financially struggling, then it helps pay the bills. But the son won't have money available to him after marriage for him to gain parnossoh skills. So if mom can afford yeshiva tuition, why use the grants to the disadvantage of her son.

Another point to think about is the amount of the grants. It's income based, so if it's applied against the parents income, they may be eligible only for a small amount. If the son applies after marriage when he barely has an income, he can get so much more. So if he uses it now, he loses a large chunk.

amother

↑ Brunette

Yesterday at 8:11 am

Molly Weasley wrote:

Why shouldn't he be able to use his college credits as a transfer?

It will depend on the school and field. If he wants a degree in engineering, for example, they won't take more than a small number of his credits towards his degree. If I recall correctly, my engineering program only allowed for 6 humanities or social science courses to count towards the degree, out of approximately 30-something total courses required to graduate.

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 10:50 am

Thank you so much everyone for your response.
No I will not be getting any break only for camp, which I can offered bh.
They are pressuring me cause it's gonna help the yeshiva.
My son is not the type to go to collage, he's ultra frum