<p>I am in need of serious help. I graduated High School in 2008 and I went to St.Joseph's University in Philadelphia. All was going well until my brother died at the age of 24 midway through the year. I could no longer go to classes due to grief and when the year was over I found myself hating St.Joes. For reasons I do not want to get into, no one in my family talks to my father anymore and he still owes St.Joes roughly $20,000 that he refuses to pay. Even worse, somehow he made it so I was paying St.Joes and not him, so now they think I owe then $20,000. My mothers lawer said I will not have to pay it, but until my parents divorce is over I cannot get my transcripts from St.Joes because my father wont pay. I have been working 45+ hours a week for the past year and I just desperately want to go back to school, I know its what my brother would have wanted, he loved learning. I have desperately been applying to other schools as a freshman and not telling them about St.Joes and acting like I never went to college until now. What are the chances these schools will find out I've been to college and if I am already enrolled lets say during the fall, will they kick me out if they find out? PLEASE HELP</p>
<p>I need to get back to school as soon as possible, I want to have a normal college experience and be a freshman like i should be, but if i wait too long im gonna be like 23 and i highly doubt they will let me live in freshman housing!</p>
<p>From what I understand, the colleges do have a clearinghouse and they will find out that you didn’t tell them about your experience at St Joes. That would be grounds for expulsion. (I read it somewhere here on this board, but I don’t have the details.)</p>
<p>These threads talk about a similar issue:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/847025-dismissed-first-semester-freshman-year-any-advice.html?highlight=clearinghouse[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/847025-dismissed-first-semester-freshman-year-any-advice.html?highlight=clearinghouse</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/835098-community-college-courses-not-reporting-them.html?highlight=clearinghouse[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/835098-community-college-courses-not-reporting-them.html?highlight=clearinghouse</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/847038-community-college-bad-grades-not-disclosed-uc-application.html?highlight=clearinghouse[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/847038-community-college-bad-grades-not-disclosed-uc-application.html?highlight=clearinghouse</a></p>
<p>The chance that you will be admitted anywhere as a degree-seeking student with that unpaid bill in your file are just about non-existent. You will need to provide an official transcript from St. Joes, and you aren’t going to get one until you pay the bill.</p>
<p>You were the student. You are responsible for the bill at St. Joes. It really doesn’t matter what your father promised you about paying your tuition. If you want your father to pay this bill, make sure that it gets written into the divorce settlement. For advice on how to make that work, I’d suggest you start a thread titled something like “My dad promised to pay 20k and now my parents are divorcing” in the Parents Forum.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved brother.</p>
<p>Even worse, somehow he made it so I was paying St.Joes and not him, so now they think I owe then $20,000. My mothers lawer said I will not have to pay it, but until my parents divorce is over I cannot get my transcripts from St.Joes because my father wont pay.</p>
<p>The bill always ultimately belongs to the student. But, since your mom’s lawyer is involved, he can make sure that something is put in the divorce decree to pay for that.</p>
<p>You may have to wait til the divorce is over before you can get this cleared up unless your mom’s atty knows a way to get this bill paid before then.</p>
<p>BTW…your mom’s atty needs also to include something about having your dad contribute to your future education. Otherwise, you may not be able to afford the college that you want to go to. What colleges are you considering?</p>
<p>Also, if your grades are bad at St. Joes, won’t you have to go to a cc anyway?</p>
<p>My friends daughter is at St. Joes.
From what she says, there is a wonderful President? Chaplain? He lives in one of the off campus univ apts. He is very approachable. Figure out who it is and make an appointment with him or call. He has the ability to change things for you (ie pull some strings). </p>
<p>Sorry about your loss.</p>
<p>thank you for all the advice, I will most likely be calling the president.</p>
<p>While you are waiting to sort all of this out, perhaps you can attend your local community college, just to take some courses & keep up. Good luck.</p>