College is trying to screw me over?!?

mom2collegekids
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:52:34 +0000

I think the school’s position is this:

You may have moved out very early, and notified them just around the time classes started…BUT…that was not enough time for them to have notified another student who could take that room. Likely, they turned DOWN students who then contracted off-campus because the school believed that YOU would using that room based on your accepting and taking possession of the dorm room.

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, I moved into the dorms on August 17th. I stayed the day, the night, and part of the next day and I decided it wasn't for me at all. That is another story to tell but I came back home the 18th and stayed at home until the 25th.

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On the 25th my mom and I drove down to the school and moved all of my stuff out. Take in mind, I withdrew from all classes and all things related to the school on that Friday…the 22nd. I cancelled my financial aid, I cancelled my books, I cancelled my parking permit. Everything. No penalty because school didn’t start until that Monday the 25th.

The 26th my mom and I drove down there yet again to fill out a form to cancel my stay at the dorms.

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You seem to keep focusing on the “one night stay,” but YOUR things were there from Aug 17 thru Aug 25…and you didn’t cancel your dorm until Aug 26…which was one day AFTER classes began.

It doesn’t matter that you were sleeping elsewhere, your things were in that dorm, and you didn’t notify the school that you were canceling your dorm until AFTER classes started. That was likely too late for them to move anyone in for this semester.

You should have cancelled your dorm and moved your stuff out the day after you moved in…the school may have been able to put someone in that dorm.

However, they may end up moving someone in either this semester or next semester.

I understand that you don’t have the money. This may be a painful lesson for you. Contracts mean something…even if you can’t pay.

Have your parents talk to the Housing Director and see if something can be worked out. Plead for mercy. find out if there are ANY circumstances that they cancel payment requests…such as medical withdrawals.