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vent about financial aid

I just wish it was September already... I'll be halfway across the counry, moved into my new place, and I'll no longer have to worry about money. School will start and I can go back to my normal life - not being stuck at home under my parents dominion, broke because no one would hire me for the summer. I'll be done playing games with the financial aid department, who FINALLY just updated my aid report, so it now says I got approved for all my loans. Even that gave me a scare, because before I realized they were only showing me the amounts per semester, I thought it was for the whole year and they thought I only needed half of what I asked for or something. Whew. Glad that's not the case. But at any rate, I'll still be indigent the few couple weeks in September. FI says I can borrow money from the wedding fund and just pay it back when my refund check comes in mid-September, which I suppose is what I have to do, but I just hate the idea of it, even though I'll keep track of it all. I don't have textbooks yet, and I've got to feed myself for 2 weeks. Thank god my rent is already paid for September or I'd really be in trouble. Sigh. Life was much simpler when the parents were willing to help out now and then. I think I'll be less stressed when I start grad school because everything will feel normal again - how's that for irony? :P

Re: vent about financial aid

  • Sometimes it seems like everyone in financial aid offices just wants to screw you over. At my university they basically always wait until the last possibile second to do everything on their end and then slap you with a late fee or some other kind of fee that should really all be called "We Forgot to Do Our Paperwork Fee."

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  • Ugh, right? The biggest bungle ever was when my school somehow had me in their records under two separate social security numbers, so my financial aid paperwork didn't get processed until July when I called asking what the heck was going on because I had filed my paperwork back in February. It's just been on frustration after another.
  • I had an experience with a Financial Aid office where they told me if the paperwork had arrived in their office, but they hadn't processed it, I would be assessed a late fee. WTH!? I can't control what you're lazy butt does everyday! Get to my paperwork sooner! Luckily it ended up not being an issue.
  • Well that's good that things worked out. *sigh* They always seem to the end, but man, do they love putting you through HELL to get there...
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