I've got a pressing financial situation at the moment. I have a huge electric bill that needs to be paid. Financial aid checks are to be sent out next week. So my main concern is that my electricity won't be cut off between now and the time I can pay it off (For the record, I have been paying on it, just not the full amount).

My deal is I need to know how much financial aid I'm getting. At the moment, I don't know, short of a Pell Grant and my CSEMS scholarship. I need to know am I getting the SMART Grant again and/or a student loan on top of the known moneys. Not too much to ask, really.

At Armstrong Atlantic, it is.

You can log into your student record via an online interface. You can check out your grades, financial aid, and correct your personal information. It's handy, but with financial aid, it isn't. The financial aid page will only tell you that your getting a Pell Grant and/or a student loan. Doesn't help me in my quest to confirm my moneys.

So, I go to Financial Aid and wait in line. When I finally get to talking to a lady behind the counter, she tells I'll need to talk to a financial aid councilor to determine all my award money. They are available Monday through Thursday. Today is Friday. I swear that this school is lazy. Everything is closed on Fridays. Not everyone works a work week like the administration on this campus.

And as I'm writing this, I'm suffering from what could be déjà vu. It's not. I've complained about Financial Aid before.

[♪ Listening to: "Alive Again" - Chicago]

Posted by Shawn at August 24, 2007 3:04 PM in Schooling.