Here’s the deal, Financial Aid. I can’t blame you for cutting me off; I was failing and knew it, it wasn’t a shock that you didn’t want to throw money at me anymore. Last spring, after finally being beaten over the head with the fact that I couldn’t hack a science major, I withdrew for the quarter (at the request of my college) and set about trying to change my major.
I turned in my SAP aid appeal within a week of recieving the paperwork, complete with documentation from my college and the counseling center, and a letter explaining my deficiencies and how I’ve worked to fix them by changing to a major that I can do well in, as shown by my A’s earned in summer school. All I ask is that you consider returning my aid to me.
That was a month ago. After calling every week and asking why I haven’t been notified of my status yet, and being told that my appeal had not yet been reviewed, I find out that you only review appeals for one hour each week, starting two weeks ago.
Now mind you, school starts in 3 weks now. It takes 4-6 weeks to get approval for an outside loan. This means that if my appeal is not approved, I am royally fucked as far as getting my fees paid on time. When I go in to complain, telling me that Perkins, etc loans don’t require weeks for approval doesn’t help since THOSE LOANS ARE ONLY OFFEREND IN A FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE, FUCKTARD! No aid means no fucking Perkins loan, so you are NOT helping me by telling me that. Then you act confused as to why I don’t fall on my knees in appreciation for you telling me that PErkins loans don’t take 4 weeks. IT DOESNT FUCKING MATTER IF I DONT GET MY AID. The lesat you could do is offer information on outside loans or something.
Now I have to try to get loans in case this doesnt go through. That way, if I do get my aid, I can use it to pay them off and be done with it, and if I don’t I’m ok for my fees. But no, you’re too dense to figure that I may or may not get my aid, and at this point I need to assume that I won’t.
In conclusion, Financial Aid Office, kindly go fuck yourselves.