<p>I just finished my AA at Miami Dade College and received an email a few days ago claiming I owe them $537. Scroll down to "basically," for the condensed version. I called and was transferred to about nine different people until one of them told me I would have to go in person. I did this the following day and they gave my information to the head of general advisement. She called me the next day and told me that the reason I owe them this money is as follows: I did not qualify for a pell grant (my mother's income was too high) so I received what they call a Miami Dade Grant. This included $900 fall 2010 semester and $900 spring 2010 semester. I did get this money and have already spent it on the college. This woman told me that they made a mistake that year and were not supposed to give out more than $1,200 a year from Miami Dade grants.</p>
<p>Basically, She claims I owe them $527 plus another $10 for insufficient fee coverage a year after they distributed that money to me. She told me that if I don't pay it soon (mind you, they emailed me about this for the first time three days ago) it will go to collections. I think this is inconsistent and unfair. I will be going to UF in the fall and have been working hard on saving money to avoid loans for a while. $537 to me is very different from $537 to them. If you took the time to read through this, I really, really appreciate it and would like any help or opinions I can get.</p>
<p>Here is the exact email, titled, "Urgent - Outstanding MDC debt":</p>
<p>Date of Bill(s)........: 06/03/2011
Full Payment Due on....: 07/03/2011
TOTAL DUE..............: $ 537.00</p>
<p>Description Amount
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F5 FINANCIAL AID AWARD REDUCED 527.00
FI 2010-1 INSUFFICIENT FEE COVERAGE 10.00</p>
<p>TOTAL AMOUNT DUE : $ 537.00</p>