<p>Thank you for your responses! I really appreciate it. </p>
<p>To answer some of your questions: </p>
<p>*Yes, I am on an assistantship, where I teach (not TA) freshman writing. About 20k annual. I am a full-time graduate student ( no coursework anymore, just pre-qual studying units). </p>
<p>*I am not eligible for Gradplus because, quoting the FAO, it would exceed my COA. </p>
<p>*They will not increase my COA to rectify this situation. </p>
<p>*I just don’t understand why I would be left with the burden of a mistake made by the FOA. I would not have borrowed what I should not have been able to. </p>
<p>By the way, The FAO at this school is so hard to get in touch with. Cannot call them. Cannot email them, even though they have numbers and email addresses on their website. The phone number plugs into a voice message and will not allow me to leave my message. The email bounces automatically to the Office of Admissions. Only one person working the desk–typically an 18-20-year-old work-study student who cannot and will not get you in touch with a supervisor. And, they are only open from thurs-fri during the summer semester when all of this transpired. Now I owe the school 2k by 7/24. </p>
<p>Here is an explanation given to me by my dept. adviser from her contact at FAO: </p>
<p>As for C, the short answer is that a big chunk of his Stafford</p>
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