<p>Hello, an emergency came up in my family and I have to make a plan for myself</p>
<p>I was accepted into the UW as a transfer studnet and will begin there this coming autumn quarter. The thing is I will probably have to withdraw during spring quarter to go back to my country. </p>
<p>So my question is, if I'm planning to come back the following autumn quarter, will the withdraw affect my financial aid financial aid satisfactory academic requirement? Since I think you need to have at least 36-credits completed annually.</p>
<p>I think your best bet would be to contact the finaid office. You may be able to submit an appeal for Spring. Is there any way you can tweak your schedule so that the classes you take Spring quarter are online?</p>
<p>I took a quarter off. You don’t have to reapply or anything. just pay attention to when registration would be for the next quarter while you’re away, so that you can get good classes.</p>
<p>@alexzz, was there any negative affect on your financial aid? Since I heard that we have to take at least 36-credits each year to receive financial aid.</p>
<p>since you can only take 30 credits in your first two quarters, maybe look into what classes are available online spring quarter to get you to the 36 credits, but as a transfer they may not be relevant to your major… If you don’t meet 36, yes your financial aid will be changed. How it would specifically be changed is a question the financial aid office can answer best.</p>
<p>I am not sure, that is tricky. You’ll definitely have to ask the financial aid office on that one. My message was suggesting you stay enrolled and try to take online classes in the spring.</p>
<p>The financial aid packages all come with very, very strict regulations that all schools have to follow almost by the book everytime. I know their intention is to avoid financing scammers and the like, but this is just an example of the many serious problems that arise with such an inflexible system for any institution really.</p>
<p>Your best bet is probably going to talk to the finance office in Schmitz Hall ground level, they will give you the best definitive answer. Just make sure when you sit down with one of the case officers, tell them why you need to take the leave, but avoid using words like “Withdrawal” because they are usually associated with a long-term, if not permanent, leave from the university. Just tell them truthfully what’s going on in terms of your situation, and they can help decide what your next steps are! :)</p>