One summer I tried to pile too much on my plate: Working part-time in retail, working part-time as a TA in my university, and taking 3 online summer classes. And that's all in addition to having a social life, going to church, and having at least a little bit of a summer. So I realized that it was too much to do in one summer, and I decided to drop the hardest and most demanding of my three online classes. I followed the procedure to apply for a refund for the online class well before the deadline to drop classes, and left it at that.
Fast forward a week later. I checked my account for my summer classes and noticed that I haven't yet been refunded for my online class. Odd, I thought. I looked over things again and realized something: I applied to get a refund for the online class, but I didn't 'drop' the class in my student account... meaning that I was still registered for the class, still expected to pay tuition and fees, and already days late for the drop deadline (with tuition refund). I figured this out, had a panic attack, called my boyfriend and sobbed on the phone, went to the living room and sobbed to my family, and when I was done sobbing my stresses away I came straight to my computer to blog about it.
So I had 3 options:
a) Pray like a maniac and beg beg beg the registrar's office to remove my class without me having to pay the full tuition fees (which comes to $400),
b) Quit the part-time retail job and work my butt off to pass all 3 classes and still TA at the university, or
c) Drop the class, pay the $400 fees, and take it as a lesson learned.
How does the story end?
I don't know yet, because this just happened to me today.
Tomorrow I'm going in to the school to grovel and cry and hope and pray that they'll let me out of this mess I've found myself in. Please pray that they'll be sympathetic to me and let me keep my money!
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” -Matthew 18:19-20
ReplyDeleteBecause prayers truly work.
I can totally testify to that, espescially for these past few days!
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I forgot to ask you Sunday...how did things turn out?
ReplyDeleteSorry I only read this now :(
ReplyDeletehow did it work out?
I say (and I'm sure it'll work out, being in retail sales,) let the retail place know your situation, I'm sure they'll let you take time off. Isn't it better to get another class done than to make money but also lose 400$?
gl!
So in the end I dropped the class and went in to the office where they gave me paperwork to fill out. I'm currently in the process of doing so, and as much as I'm praying that I'll get the money back, I have a feeling I won't get it. But for the past few weeks all I keep hearing is people telling me about how they had to learn hard lessons and move forward from them, so at this point I've more or less come to terms with the possibility of losing $400.
ReplyDeleteAt the very least, I learned to pay attention and ask questions when I don't understand something. And at the very most, I've learned that money is just money and that the Lord will provide! I might have to work hard for it... but He will provide.