College is trying to screw me over?!?

austinmshauri
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:55:06 +0000

Actually, it looks to me like you are trying to “screw the college over”, as you put it. They put a lot of money and effort into making sure there was a dorm room available for you, which we presume you agreed to and now, you are trying to renege on the deal without paying.

People withdraw from college all the time. They don’t owe the college for preparing the room. They owe them if they don’t follow proper withdrawal procedures in a timely manner. If OP properly cancelled the dorm, meal plan, and class registration she shouldn’t owe any money. If she didn’t, then she does. It’s not a moral obligation and nobody cares that the college prepared the dorm room. It’s just business.

My concern would be the procedures and dates outlined in the contract. If it says students will be billed half the dorm charges unless they cancel before the move in date, then OP will owe the money.