I am looking to commit here but I can’t afford the complete $600 deposit. if I cut the housing application ($200) how will that effect me?
Where do you intend to live while you’re in school?
I can still, like, sleep in the common areas right?
Without a place to live
That would be a hard no. You could get away with it, maybe, for a night or 2, but not for a semester.
You need to go back to the advice from your other threads and formulate a Plan B.
It’s too late. Once I find the remaining $200 I’ll be fine
“Once I find the remaining $200 I’ll be fine”
…until August 1 when your $24,535.00 first semester tuition is due. You’ll have 2nd semester tuition due 1/6/20.
And your mandatory $65.00 Sports Center Fee.
And your $88.50 Undergraduate Activity Fee.
And your $120.00 Student Technology Fee.
And your Metro U Pass for $136.00. All mandatory.
Edited to add housing… the cheapest is $3,730.00 + $695 for a 50 meal plan.
You have health insurance and a laptop, right?
@Nomak54, Why do you keep saying it’s too late? You borrowed $400 to put toward a $54k bill; you said your parents can’t pay the balance and nobody will sign the loans for you. Has that changed? American University won’t let you register for classes if your bills aren’t paid. It doesn’t matter that you gave them $400 to hold a spot. That spot is contingent on someone paying the bills.
They also likely won’t let you register if you don’t have a place to live. Some colleges make students show proof of address if they want to commute (a lease agreement, utility bill, etc). Colleges do not want families to scrape together tuition and drop their kids off with no place to live.
Their 10 month payment plan starts June 1st. That gives you 27 days to raise $2700. Then you’ll have roughly 30 days to raise another $2700. That cycle will continue every month until next March. So it’s not too late to make another plan. In a few weeks you may not have a choice.
“It’s too late. Once I find the remaining $200 I’ll be fine”
No you won’t. Giving the school a deposit doesn’t mean you will attend no matter what. It’s just the first step.
“I can still, like, sleep in the common areas right?”
Is this even a serious question? Are you sure you’re ready to go to college?