Paying for others' mistakes

[TurboKinny]

I just found out this morning that, for some reason, my school decided to cut my loan refund check in the 3 days between when one of my classes was cancelled and when I enrolled in the replacement. So now I owe them almost $1k. By next week. Because it would be too reasonable to expect them to tell me right after it happens, instead of waiting 2 months when the extra money has been spent.

Guess I'm back to applying for more loans. :(

[rein]

Ouch! That sucks. It's funny the difference in the way financial-aid information is handled when they need it vs when you need it. When they need it, it needs to be there immediately. When it's something important to you, it takes a month or two.

I too pay for others misakes, but I do it on a daily basis at work. :(

[roboninja]

That sucks, TK. Student loans can be quite the PITA. I appreciate that they are (were) helping me, but the implementation often leaves lots to be desired.

[NoName]

Aww, that sucks! I hope you get something worked out!

[astranoir]

That's so awful. I hope everything works out for you so you don't have to get any/many more loans.

[Deunnero]

You could always devise a plan to rob a bank?

[wyeast]

Talk to financial aid again. If you can show that you are enrolled in those classes (and hence, demonstrate "need") they should be able to work something about, even if it's some weak sauce "supplemental loan". Believe me, I had plenty of "supplemental loans" in my grad school career. :mad:

Sorry you're getting the jerk around, hon. :( Way to make me feel better about only having a dead console today. :o

[Sazime]

I hate crap like this. Same thing happened to me with a grant/loan situation. And my cousin, as a matter of fact. Sometimes, it's almost like they want you to suffer, in't it?

Hope it gets squared away. And they give you a free shot at their nadgers.

[Purple Santa]

Wyeast is right. Go to financial aid and talk to someone. Despite the irrational thought that comes from the office...they can be reasoned with. That being said...financial aid and their view of how to distribute YOUR loan money...i'll avoid the soapbox...i'm still trying to find out about some money that was to be refunded to me...i'm hoping to see it before I graduate in '09.

[Johan]

Rant/

If only you were a gigantic corporation that blew its shareholders' life savings to hell; you could just shake a cup in Washington and watch the money rain down.

Seriously. I'm not joking. How fucking stupid is it that you can't get a grand from the government for an education, that we can't afford a few million more for health care for children, but we have SEVEN HUNDRED BILLION to bail out irresponsible, bankrupt businesses?

I'm sorry this happened to you. If the little guy/gal mattered to anyone in Washington, and if we're going to socialize losses in business, then we ought to socialize higher education and offer it free. Like Sweden.

/Rant

[KingGorilla]

And our dreams are realized, TurboKinny whores herself off to make up the difference.

Fortunately for me, my major education was after the bubble burst. My brother is in Law School and a few of his loans that should have been recurring have cut him off. He took up a job to make up the difference, and is taking the bus to cut costs.

[Raen]

...then we ought to socialize higher education and offer it free. Like Sweden.

Or France. Or like England used to be before the politicians who got a free education changed the system to make us pay an amount that was pretty painful before they realised that it wasn't enough so almost doubled the cap set on the amount a University charges. I'm sorry this happened to you TK, I had a similar thing happen to me in my first year where they finally, at least 10 months after being given the figures, decided that my step-dad made too much money and pulled almost £1000 of my grant. Not that I'm bitter about the system.

[TurboKinny]

Talk to financial aid again. If you can show that you are enrolled in those classes (and hence, demonstrate "need") they should be able to work something about, even if it's some weak sauce "supplemental loan". Believe me, I had plenty of "supplemental loans" in my grad school career. :mad:

Sorry you're getting the jerk around, hon. :( Way to make me feel better about only having a dead console today. :oThe problem isn't that they didn't loan me enough, it's that they refunded it to me and now want it back.

Timeline went sorta like this:

Aug 20- TK enrolled in 15 hours, loan approved for $5k, owes $4k to school
Aug 21- Uni cancelled one of TK's classes, TK drops to 12 hours, owes $3k to school
Aug 22- Uni refunds $2k, based on TK being enrolled in 12 hours
Aug 24- TK enrolled in replacement class, back up to 15 hours
OCTOBER- Uni decides to tell TK about the $1k she owes, and demands payment in a week.

Grr.