Heads are going to roll.

[pepperlandgirl]

In Dec '03, Sallie Mae was notified by the Registar's office that I was no longer enrolled at our Glorious Institution. I learned of this sometime in Jan or Feb of '04. Concerned, I went to the Registar's office and requested that they notify Sallie Mae I was indeed enrolled, full time, and my loans could be deferred.

Content, I went on my merry way. Until late Spring, when I was again notified that I would have to start paying for my loans. So again, I went to the Registar's office and informed them that I am still here and could they tell Sallie Mae?

Sure.

In September, I was notifed that not only did I owe Sallie Mae money I was late and owed fees. Now I'm starting to get angry, so I go there again and BEG them to let Sallie Mae know that I'm currently enrolled full time.

Yesterday I learned, quite by accident, that I'm now 80 days deliquent on my student loan and they're coming for my first born.

Now I'm fucking furious. I printed out a deferrment request, I called Sallie Mae, and I called the registar's office. The nice man at Sallie Mae informed me that this will not show up on my credit report until 90 days has passed, so if I overnight my request today, things should be ok. It's ready to go. However, I still have not made contact with the Registar's office.

When I do, I'm going to make it very, very clear that I am very, very much not amused by this FUCK UP, and I expect that not only will this be cleared up, but I will be compensated in some way. And by that I mean a written apology, because words cannot express how furious I am.

Incidently, I finally got my DL, so I'm legal to drive again. That's a relief. I can get my passport now. Also, I'm bidding on not one but two things on ebay. It's very bad. I should stop, but I need these things. No really, I do. Absolutely.

Comments

[hazel75.livejournal.com]

That fucking ridiculous. I'd be ready to kill someone (and it sounds like you are).

Hope the registrar's office gets you what you need.

[makd.livejournal.com]

In the morning, gather up all your documentation and pay a visit to the College President's office. Barring that, speak with the Provost or the College's Vice President for Student Affairs. What you have is a litigable offense. The College is at fault, and could make everything ok with very little effort.

Good luck.

If that doesn't work, make an appointment with an attorney. Seriously. Most Student Activity fees cover an attorney contracted out to service students at cut-rate cost. See if your student activities fee covers that. If it does, go to that person ASAP.

If that doesn't work, because you don't have the benefit included in your student activity fee, call the Legal Aid Society, explain your situation, get yourself an attorney, and tell her/him your story. Dollars to those proverbial doughnuts, your case will be taken care of right away.

However, I still think your best bet lies in the office of the College President, Provost, or VP.

Good luck. Let us know what happened, ok?

[makd.livejournal.com]

Forgot to add: college professor, here/ Ran a program for freshman students for several years, ran a department for several more years. Horror stories like this, unfortunately, happen all the time.

I suggested the path of solution because of my experiences as a former student and as an academic. Remember this: When all else fails in a bureaucracy, FUCK THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

[pepperlandgirl4.livejournal.com]

I just emailed the President about the matter, and I'm on my way to the registar's office.

Should I talk to the attorney and everything only if my credit report will be maligned, or should I talk to somebody anyway?

[makd.livejournal.com]

Talk with an attorney ONLY if it's going to affect your credit report OR you just can't get satisfaction on your complaint.

Continued good luck. Let me know how it works out, ok?