NOT.HAPPY.

You don't schedule your own prereqs? I would be a little upset also but why didn't you check like a week ago to make sure everything was all set? What screwed you was waiting until the last minute. Since the program you want to get into will accept the online micro, find one online that you can take. This is the first semester I have been allowed to use financial aid as I did not qualify before. This was the first year I filed taxes by myself. My ex made too much money to receive Pell Grants so I always paid cash. But I also always paid like at least a week before hand to ensure there were no issues.

My nursing advisor now schedules all of my classes for me but they do it way in advance. My classes were scheduled for this semester last March. Even my first semester when I decided to go back to school was done several weeks in advance and I paid the week before. My first semester I was navigating my divorce, being a single mom for the first time, and 5 classes. Look around for an accredited micro class.

I go straight to the bursar with cash in tow. (Is that the right phrase? :) )

That is so disappointing for you. I'd try to talk to someone else and see if you can't get in still considering the circumstances. I was granted permission into a class that was full before.

You can get through this.

I do schedule all my own prereqs, I am also attending two schools concurrently. I didn't wait till the last minute, when I found out having micro was "highly recommended" (it's not required to apply, only to graduate) I started looking for a class. That is when the advisor told me the next start date and when payment deadline was. I got my money together, went to pay and he hadn't added me. At that point, the payment deadline was already passed. The class still hadn't started. It was a Friday. I went to pay Monday, which was still before the class start and yes, at the "last minute" but that was not my doing as I had tried to pay previously and couldn't. I got an error message, I thought I typed my card in wrong, so I did it again. The system said "you have exceeded the maximum attempts to use a card. Contact your financial advisor." So I did. It wouldn't even let me try a different form of payment and I only apparently had two attempts. That is when he decided to have me removed. His email said "unfortunately if you can't pay you will have to be removed from the class. I have already requested you be removed." He should have called me before he removed me. This is an online class. I couldn't even march my angry self in there and hand them cash if I wanted to. I spoke to several people at the school (including his supervisor) and nobody could help. If someone drops the class I can get in, otherwise I have to wait until the next start. It's just frustrating because I have my whole fall semester planned out between the two schools and I had overlaps I was comfortable with.

Whatever happens, happens. I just worked really hard to work this out, it's hard to have plans fall through due to someone else's carelessness.

Maybe a better opportunity will present itself. I was disappointed I'm only taking 13 credits this fall, but opportunity to volunteer in a children's hospital came that I couldn't have done with 17 credits and work. Maybe you can work more now or just spend some more nice times with your fam if you can't find an online micro.

What a great opportunity for you! I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I suppose I need to simmer down and enjoy life while I can.