Is it illegal for my college to do this?

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<p>Before summer started I paid for my summer classes. It wasn’t a great summer vacation but hey, whatever it takes to be ahead of your class.</p>

<p>Anyway I made a good attempt to do well and classes ended last Thursday.</p>

<p>While all this is happening there were some complications with my financial aid form. Apparently my social security number wasn’t enough to verify I was indeed an American citizen. o_O??</p>

<p>Then I got it all figured out and told them I wont be needing their aid (they weren’t going to give me anything anyway) and I applied for a loan. Now all I need to do is send them a check for the other half of the cost of tuition today. (BTW I’m gonna have to work my butt off this fall)</p>

<p>So today I wall all excited to find out how I did for the American Literature and Speech class I took this summer. I went online, logged in, clicked on “My Grades” and what did I see?</p>

<p>“You have one or more holds against your account. Until these holds are cleared you cannot view your grades or schedule or submit a housing deposit.”</p>

<p>I checked what my holds were. Turns out because I haven’t paid for my fall tuition yet they decided to hide my grades from me.</p>

<p>Is this illegal? I paid for my summer classes so shouldn’t my grades come with it? If I were to not go to school this fall I’m sure I’d be given the grades. So what does that mean? Does my school have the right to hold my summer grades all because I haven’t paid for my fall tuition which I haven’t taken yet? Granted if I started the fall semester i’d understand but I think this is ridiculous.</p>

<p>I’m not angry that I can’t see my grades but the fact that the money for my fall tuition has an effect on my summer activities. Something i already paid for.</p>

<p>The check I hand in today won’t be given with a smile, but probably with a complaint.</p>

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<p>I don’t see how that’s illegal. My high school even has policies like this.</p>

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<p>I see it has possibly illegal because when I believe when I paid for my summer courses I paid for my classes and the right to see my grades. I don’t see it as my fall tuition payment anyway related to my summer grades.</p>

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<p>Once you pay off the loan (which I assume you got thru the school?), it should be cleared. I don’t see how it could be illegal. If they posted the grade and all that, what would keep you from not paying it back?</p>

<p>Sorry if I don’t make sense, it’s been a long day.</p>

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<p>lol yea that didn’t make sense.</p>

<p>But whatever. I complained when I handed in my check. The idiot at the desk told me “That’s just how it is dude.”</p>

<p>I saw my grades. I’m over it lol.</p>

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<p>^did you do well after all the trouble you went through?</p>