#like ‘sorry kid your dad abandoned you so we can’t grant any aid lol sucks to suck’

[sasquatchandleatherjacket]

hi I do not want to overstep, but I work in financial aid and this year has been horrific to students and their families. I saw your post in the fafsa tag about tuition, and it is unacceptable that it is 2 weeks out from the bill being due and you don't have your offer.

a few things -- if that offer comes back and it is too low, you have the right to appeal the award amount (do you have educational tax credits, student loans you're repaying, grandparents you support financially, regular medical bills, etc that the office did not consider?). You might be able to request an extension on the bill's payment due to the lack of the letter.

if there are no late fees for paying the bill, then you might be able to hold on paying until you get your award letter and are able to evaluate the actual offer. Payment plans can help you spread out payments in chunks of 3,4,5 etc.

You can ask about deferring attendance, in the worst-case scenario.

Wishing you and your kid the best!!

Hi kind anonymous friend! I am ASTOUNDED at how messed up things are this year and honest to god think some kind of class action against General Dynamics is called for!! Or a senate hearing or something.

Thanks for the advice! I have reached out to the bursars office to inquire about payment deadline extensions and etc and am waiting to hear back.

TODAY we received a message that the noncustodial parent waiver we submitted months ago was rejected… which is just WILD and all but guarantees we will not have an aid package before classes start. The VERY INCREDIBLY HELPFUL email did not say WHY it was rejected, lol, so like, waiting to hear back about that too. (If you have any insight on what supporting documentation I can submit to prove that my ex left the country 10 years ago and we are unable to contact him that would be great😅).

Anyway, payment is due the 8th and move in is the 21st and we FULLY don’t know how much aid we’ll get or if we’ll get ANY which is absolutely bonkers and terrifying and I haven’t had a good nights sleep in weeks.

Anon I can only imagine how much this sucks for those of you working in financial aid offices, I hope you are taking care of yourself and that it hasn’t been too terrible!