Please help,
I started in CCP and transferred to Drexel last year, for one semester. I’ve accumulated over 42 credits at CCP before I went to Drexel. I wasn’t able to stay one semester at Drexel, due to the financial reasons. I took a few months off, and now I’m applying to Temple. During the application process, I was instructed that I would need my transcripts from Drexel, as well as CCP. For obvious reasons, I can’t get my transcripts for that one semester I took at Drexel. I’m transferring because Drexel was too expensive to attend even one semester there. Has anyone ever been in a similar situation before? If so, how would I go about handling this?
Any help would be very appreciated.
Many people have been in that position. You’ll need to contact Drexel and see what arrangements you can make to get the bill paid. They won’t release your transcript until that is done (it’s the only power they have to get their $). Also, can you afford Temple any more easily than Drexel?
Ah, I see. I’ve been seeing that same answer on other forums. I’m not sure what type of arrangement i’ll be able to make, since I owe them about 13k. As for Temple, the amount of aid I got over at Drexel will completely cover me for Temple, possibly exceeding the amount I would need.
How can you owe $13k for one semester at Drexel? Did your parents cosign loans? You’ll have to call their financial aid office to see what arrangements you can make.
I don’t know what you mean when you say the amount of aid you got at Drexel will pay for Temple. Financial aid awards aren’t transferable from one college to another. If you qualify for a Pell grant, you can use that at any college. The federal student loan (~$5500/year) can be used at any school too. But those aren’t enough to pay for Temple. Can your parents pay the difference?
I don’t know if you finished the semester or withdrew properly or just left. When you enroll, you promise to pay the semester, and if you withdraw in time you can usually get some cost reduced depending. But under any of those circumstances if you left with a debt, you can’t continue until you settle it. You may be able to self pay a couple of community college courses without transcripts. But you can’t get federal aid of you owe the feds, not sure because you didn’t give enough info.
You don’t know what aid temple may or may not award you as a transfer. You are only assured federal entitlements.
So likely you will have to start a payment plan with Drexel (or whoever you owe thie debt it) and go to work and put all your free money to that debt until it is paid. Then you can apply again to another college.