Financial Aid?

[natshar]

I've been doing as much research as I can on financial aid, the pros and cons, and just trying to make sense of how it all works but it is a little confusing.

Let me help. You're about to borrow over $10,000 to attend one of the only schools in the country where you can earn a degree for $7000 - and you've already got half of it done.  
Trying to use a Pell Grant at this school is causing you to go deeply into debt.  

I think you're making a HUGE mistake.

I don't know though. Normally, for BALS yes that would be true. But @Mil0 is doing a major that has ~18 credits that can't be found through alternative means. In order to use the pell grant at TESU you must take two courses in the same term (start the same month). If Mil0 is going to be taking TESU courses anyways, makes sense they would use the pell grant. As for loans, I'd avoid them if it is possible.