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The financial aid office at MTSU keeps finding ways to make me nearly have heartattacks. I've been in tears all day. Why can't they just not lie to me!
am utterly desolate. I knew that if something so wonderful like the Jack/John kissy pictures would happen that something equally horrid and terrible would happen. Such is my life.
My Lottery scholarship money got taken away. For those of you who do not live in Tennessee, most of the money earned from our state lottery goes into scholarship funds for resident students. I've been getting this every year. It's a huge amount of money, and it paid for most of my bills along with enough left over for me to buy groceries and other neccessities over the semester. Without warning, they took it away because I have too many credit hours. Other universities warn you a semester in advance so you can apply for more scholarships, my university didn't even bother to tell me they did it. If I hadn't by chance checked my account online, I wouldn't have known! They sent me an account summary in the mail last week saying that everything was taken care of and listed my Lottery money as part of my financial aid. If I hadn't checked my account, I would have gotten on campus with no idea that I now owe over $800 and will have no money to live on.
I've called the financial aid department and they said once I get on campus I can apply for emergency financial aid (they have two scholarships that I can apply for whose due dates have passed that I am eligible for that might cover the $800), and I might be able to get the amount of my Stafford loan increased so I will have money to live on, but there are no guarantees. Plus, it could be months before I get that money. I am trying very hard not to have an emotional break-down at the moment.
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That was a little while ago. I have since been on the phone even more with the financial aid office and the business office since there was a question as to whether or not I would lose my classes. According to the business office, I will NOT lose my classes because of the financial aid office's oversight. I am very lucky that I confirmed my registration before I left campus because the financial aid office allowed my confirmationt to go through (their oversight being that they allowed this whole mess to happen and didn't bother to inform me that my Lottery scholarship money would be "recalled" as they say). I don't have to defer payments or anything yet for the money I owe (because I still have more money I can get from the Stafford loans). On Monday, at 8AM, I will be at the financial aid office filling out paperwork and deferring my bill until the Stafford loan or some other funds can be gotten (oh, and they'll charge me $50 dollars for that btw). I emailed Dr. Nagy and she says that I might be able to get a job with Rick in the art gallery or with Noel in the art lab. I emailed Noel too. I hope I can get some more funds, but it will still be like three weeks before I have any money if at all from the SEOG grant or the Enrichment scholarship. What's the point of making good grades if they try and stop you from staying in school! It shouldn't be this fucking hard! What really pisses me off is that all of this could have been taken care of if the damned financial aid office had sent me the letter they were supposed to telling me that I wasn't elligible for the Lottery scholarships anymore! Everyone kept asking me, "Didn't you get a letter?" "Didn't you get an email?" No! I fucking did not! As of last week, I have the letter stating that I still have my Lottery! In fact, the business office still lists me as having my Lottery right now. I'm so furious I could hit something. My heart is just aching like someone is squeezing it.
I was so upset that I finally emailed HarperCollins Publishers with a query about publishing my novel. They're one of the few places that is respectable yet still takes unsolicited material in some cases. I hope I hear from them soon.
am utterly desolate. I knew that if something so wonderful like the Jack/John kissy pictures would happen that something equally horrid and terrible would happen. Such is my life.
My Lottery scholarship money got taken away. For those of you who do not live in Tennessee, most of the money earned from our state lottery goes into scholarship funds for resident students. I've been getting this every year. It's a huge amount of money, and it paid for most of my bills along with enough left over for me to buy groceries and other neccessities over the semester. Without warning, they took it away because I have too many credit hours. Other universities warn you a semester in advance so you can apply for more scholarships, my university didn't even bother to tell me they did it. If I hadn't by chance checked my account online, I wouldn't have known! They sent me an account summary in the mail last week saying that everything was taken care of and listed my Lottery money as part of my financial aid. If I hadn't checked my account, I would have gotten on campus with no idea that I now owe over $800 and will have no money to live on.
I've called the financial aid department and they said once I get on campus I can apply for emergency financial aid (they have two scholarships that I can apply for whose due dates have passed that I am eligible for that might cover the $800), and I might be able to get the amount of my Stafford loan increased so I will have money to live on, but there are no guarantees. Plus, it could be months before I get that money. I am trying very hard not to have an emotional break-down at the moment.
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That was a little while ago. I have since been on the phone even more with the financial aid office and the business office since there was a question as to whether or not I would lose my classes. According to the business office, I will NOT lose my classes because of the financial aid office's oversight. I am very lucky that I confirmed my registration before I left campus because the financial aid office allowed my confirmationt to go through (their oversight being that they allowed this whole mess to happen and didn't bother to inform me that my Lottery scholarship money would be "recalled" as they say). I don't have to defer payments or anything yet for the money I owe (because I still have more money I can get from the Stafford loans). On Monday, at 8AM, I will be at the financial aid office filling out paperwork and deferring my bill until the Stafford loan or some other funds can be gotten (oh, and they'll charge me $50 dollars for that btw). I emailed Dr. Nagy and she says that I might be able to get a job with Rick in the art gallery or with Noel in the art lab. I emailed Noel too. I hope I can get some more funds, but it will still be like three weeks before I have any money if at all from the SEOG grant or the Enrichment scholarship. What's the point of making good grades if they try and stop you from staying in school! It shouldn't be this fucking hard! What really pisses me off is that all of this could have been taken care of if the damned financial aid office had sent me the letter they were supposed to telling me that I wasn't elligible for the Lottery scholarships anymore! Everyone kept asking me, "Didn't you get a letter?" "Didn't you get an email?" No! I fucking did not! As of last week, I have the letter stating that I still have my Lottery! In fact, the business office still lists me as having my Lottery right now. I'm so furious I could hit something. My heart is just aching like someone is squeezing it.
I was so upset that I finally emailed HarperCollins Publishers with a query about publishing my novel. They're one of the few places that is respectable yet still takes unsolicited material in some cases. I hope I hear from them soon.
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I found this while ONTDing and thought of you. Hope it cheers you up!
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Isn't James just the prettiest? All kissy-faced with JB. Oh! Go post this on ONTD. They'll love it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v0szrB5nB8
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*hugs tightly*