Monday, June 20, 2011

Even after getting into college, it's still a hassle!

I thought that after college, forms & headaches would cease to exist for me. Wow, was I wrong. Now that my boyfriend has been accepted to Pace, it has been nothing but forms, phone calls & emails not being returned, countless trips to admissions, financial aid & today I went to housing to put down my deposit since he & I are no longer getting an apartment due to parental non-cooperation. That's right-after three months of planning, talking to real estate agents, looking into loan companies, on-campus jobs, all of it fell through because of parents. But life treks on. At this stage of the game, since I am applying late for on-campus housing, I'm not even guaranteed placement & neither is my boyfriend. Plus all his credits don't transfer, we may want to switch from NYC to Westchester campus for our major, & we still want to get an apartment together at some point during the 4 years. Plus studying, keeping our GPA's up & making sure Pace administration doesn't screw up-it's just all too annoying!!! This is more of a rant blog more than anything so don't feel like you were supposed to learn something from this. But actually, maybe you can learn something: Complete all paperwork (including online) on-time or ahead of time, save a copy of ALL of your documents (especially financial), & if the administration doesn't answer your emails or calls, harass them until they do. Just because they don't like their job & don't want to be there, they're still getting paid & they're there to help you. I mean let's face it, we are paying hundreds of thousands to be there so we should be getting the best. Lastly, always have backup plans because a lot of times, class & housing choices fall through. Good luck everyone!

Until next time... ciao 💗

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