Make sure you withdraw in writing. Each class/department needs it in writing or you may get billed later.
i will ask the main director when she calls me back…hopefully it is soon because i want to know today and get everything handled today before everyone goes home at 5 for the weekend.
is there anything else that i should be asking them just to be 100% sure that everything is complete and correct and i won’t have to pay anything at all?
aunt bea - the woman i spoke to on the phone said no formal withdraw is needed?
Are you living in a dorm? I ask because it’s hard to figure out why a freshman would be a 15-minute bus ride away from the campus…are you renting a private apt?
@southernhope yes i am living in a dorm on campus. this is one of the things that i struggled with when i moved here because i didn’t know this before hand… They have suite style living for all members of the college. Buildings are all different in their own way but are basically a small apartment… 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen/living area for everyone to share. The building that i was placed into is the farthest away from campus. I am a 10-15 minutes bus ride away to the main campus. Not a very happy camper about that because nobody told me that from the start. I have no choice but to take that bus because walking would take about 30-40 minutes. I could have paid an additional $200 for a parking pas and drive my car over to the main campus but they said that is not recommended because there is very limited parking. On top of that, i already had to pay a $200 parking pas just to be able to park my car in the parking lot of where my dorm is.
What happens if the deadline for official withdrawal passes and the college staff doesn’t take care of things on their end? It would leave you responsible for any bills, and all you could say was “but I talked to someone on the phone and they said they would take care of it.”
This is a huge financial issue, and just like if you were buying a house or a car, or going to the bank to borrow money, there would be paperwork involved. Consider this a chance to delve into the real world and make the extra effort to get something in writing. Even if it is just you sending an email to the college announcing your withdrawal and stating that you have communicated by phone with this, that, and the other department–that is something you can save in your inbox and show as proof you notified someone at the school.
I spent time on the phone last week communicating with the staff of two different doctor’s offices. Went over details, and thought I had it covered. Had surprises at both appointments, had to juggle schedules for followup appts I didn’t know I would need, etc. And I am an adult and thinking I have my stuff together. Things fall through the cracks, staff is overworked and make mistakes, and you just want to come back around and confirm that what was promised to you is actually taken care of.
@Nicole2278, you really need something in writing that formally withdraws you from your classes.
My dd applied to several graduate schools and picked one that was the best for her. She declined all of the other admissions.
A couple of weeks ago she received a bill for one of the schools where she hadn’t even selected classes and the withdrawal deadline was in the same week she got the bill. She tried emailing, texting and calling the school but they were swamped and she didn’t get any responses.
So we went to the post office and sent “regular mail” letters, in bright fluorescent pink envelopes, to the dean of her department, the registrar, the Bursar’s office and the graduate admissions office. She finally received a call, from the registrar, stating that they had her as an active student! We’re still waiting for confirmation that she’s withdrawn. If they haven’t withdrawn her, she might be stuck for $4k!
Please get it in writing, or some type of proof, that they have withdrawn you or they may stick you with the bill in December!
thank you all so much 
I have decided to withdraw from school and only have to pay one installment of my lease…which isn’t all that bad but it’s better than what my situation was before!
Congrats!