Financial aide can kiss my you know what !
So, most of you know that I don't really make that much money and am very dependent upon my financial aid refunds. It really puts a damper on things when that doesn't come through, which is the case for me this semester. I had gotten an email stating that if I had direct deposit set up (which I do) I would get my refund by the 11th. So, the 11th came and went, and still no money. I began to panic, b/c that's how I pay rent during the school year. So, I mosey my way down there to have a little chat w/ the department.
The 1st time I talked to them, they told me it was just that they hadn't rolled over everybody's accounts yet. Uh, why not ? Isn't that important ? So, fine, whatever, I'll wait another couple of days and see what happens. Still, nothing. I go back down there on friday and say, hey look, I really need to know what's going on w/ my refund. The lady looks up my account and tells me she sees the problem. I have to get extra money from a private student loan, but when they send the money directly to the school, the system labels it as a "personal check." Uh, wth ? It's directly from Wells Fargo (and if they're not good for it, sth is wrong b/c after all, they are taking over the world). So I tell her that that can't be it b/c last semester I got my refund before school even started. She looks it up and says, ok, well, the reason you got it last semester is b/c that loan posted 1st, and this semester posted last. So b/c their system labels it in a dumb way, I can't get my money back until the 20th class day (which is sometime in Feb). I was too pissed to even say anything after that so I just walked away. Good thing I paid an extra month on my rent huh ?
Moral of the story: financial aide sucks ... big time.
So, most of you know that I don't really make that much money and am very dependent upon my financial aid refunds. It really puts a damper on things when that doesn't come through, which is the case for me this semester. I had gotten an email stating that if I had direct deposit set up (which I do) I would get my refund by the 11th. So, the 11th came and went, and still no money. I began to panic, b/c that's how I pay rent during the school year. So, I mosey my way down there to have a little chat w/ the department.
The 1st time I talked to them, they told me it was just that they hadn't rolled over everybody's accounts yet. Uh, why not ? Isn't that important ? So, fine, whatever, I'll wait another couple of days and see what happens. Still, nothing. I go back down there on friday and say, hey look, I really need to know what's going on w/ my refund. The lady looks up my account and tells me she sees the problem. I have to get extra money from a private student loan, but when they send the money directly to the school, the system labels it as a "personal check." Uh, wth ? It's directly from Wells Fargo (and if they're not good for it, sth is wrong b/c after all, they are taking over the world). So I tell her that that can't be it b/c last semester I got my refund before school even started. She looks it up and says, ok, well, the reason you got it last semester is b/c that loan posted 1st, and this semester posted last. So b/c their system labels it in a dumb way, I can't get my money back until the 20th class day (which is sometime in Feb). I was too pissed to even say anything after that so I just walked away. Good thing I paid an extra month on my rent huh ?
Moral of the story: financial aide sucks ... big time.
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