<p>My suite mate came to me the other day because she was having issues with her financial aid and was wondering why she didn’t have any money. she eventually found out that another college had her money over 9,000$ she applied and got accepted into many colleges but only went to orientation for this college clayton state and came here of course. at this college you don’t have to accept anything and there was no option to say you decided to go to another college other than going to orientation which cost 100$ if you don’t go to orientation you had a hold put on your account. at this college once you are accepted they preregister you for classes and they give you your schedule during orientation. apparently another college she applied to was the same and had preregistered her for classes and gave her financial aid. my suite mate did nothing after being accepted into all the different colleges she just decided to go to this one and figured it would be the end of it. I also was accepted to other colleges but they never registered me for classes as far as I know. my suite mate had received many emails from that other college about their events and sports but she ignored them because she did not go there. she found out that the other college had preregistered her for classes and had all her financial aid so that meant since we have been in school since august 20th she was failing in the classes at this college she had never been to and had no money to pay for books at this college she was already at and was taking classes in. what can she do about this situation? I told her she would have to call the other college and somehow drop the classes they put her in. how would she get her financial aid money that was automatically paying for tuition and everything at this other college? will dropping all those classes affect her financial aid? has this happened to anybody else? and why don’t colleges require or give an option to say you chose another school before registering you for classes? should she contact the other colleges she was accepted into to make sure they also didn’t put her in classes?</p>
<p>So: did she accept the admission offer for both colleges, and now is surprised that the one she didn’t end up at got in ahead of where she actually is and got the FA for her there?</p>
<p>Or did she not do anything other than open the “congratulations” from that other college and ignore it?</p>
<p>If she actually accepted, and the other college has proof of it, she’s likely in trouble. She needs to first call the FA office of the college she is at and tell them what happened and see if they can help or have any ideas.</p>
<p>She also would need to let her professors know if she can’t complete classwork where she is because she doesn’t have enough money.</p>
<p>I would also suggest doing an internet search on that other college - is it possible that they’ve done this to others before?</p>
<p>she just opened her acceptance letters and ignored them when she decided to go to this college. there was no option to accept or decline an offer.</p>
<p>I couldn’t find anything online and I have no idea what to put in the search bar to even find out about this problem.</p>
<p>Then research, plus coordinating with her real college’s FA is necessary.</p>
<p>Because NO ONE sends a “thanks but no thanks” letter to colleges. I do think now with email, maybe some might ask, but if they don’t get a “yes”, you aren’t admitted.</p>
<p>Unless they have proof that she accepted, that other college is in big trouble.</p>
<p>Again, if they did that to her, they might have done it to others, so if she can find anything out online about the college and whether they have done this to others, that would help her at her current school.</p>
<p>I know that i got into this college and i did nothing once i got my acceptance letter and they had registered me for classes like they do for every other student. if i had gone to another college i would not have even known that this college preregisters you for classes. i actually only found out about this when i went to orientation and they handed out schedules and told us to make changes if we didn’t like it. im guessing that other college was the same. so its possible it happened to others.</p>
<p>She needs to immediately ask (via signed business letter with a copy of her current transcript proving enrollment at your school, etc.) for a drop and cancelled $ charges from the college she’s “not at” through their admissions, financial aid, records, or advising office. They’ll tell her how to petition for this resolution. And, she needs to somehow coordinate getting the $ to the school “she’s at” — she’d ask financial aid how to do that (I’m assuming it’s possible — might not be, and she’d have to voluntarily withdraw from your school until next semester, maybe). She’s looking for “exceptions to the rules” at each school. She’s not the first student in the country to be in this situation. </p>
<p>Oh, she needs to also ask the school she’s “not at” for a copy of the contract she entered to pay tuition for courses (assuming there is one). </p>
<p>This makes NO sense. To be a student, one needs to register for classes, send an enrollment deposit, and accept the financial aid package if one is offered. </p>
<p>My kids were accepted at multiple colleges. They only matriculated at one place.</p>
<p>Your roommate isn’t giving you the whole story. Sorry…but she is not. </p>
<p>Shouldn’t she be on here asking these questions? This is kind of confusing coming from someone else. Some info is missing </p>
<p>What some students do is register early at one school, then decide to register and attend another without dropping the registered courses at the first school. Come the semester, they’re registered at two schools and on the hook for two tuitions. </p>
<p>I understand how it happened because our college clayton state preregisters us for classes. We do not get to choose and register for our own classes and there is no enrollment deposit. I assume it is the same at the other college and that is why she ended up in classes at both schools. I just talked to her about it and she said she talked to them and I assume it is all taken care of although she still doesn’t have any financial aid.</p>