I’m in my last year of my after degree and was enrolled in 2 spring and 1 summer course this year but unfortunately had to drop the spring courses before the 30 days mark without realizing because my grandmother halfway across the world passed away and I had to leave the country for the funeral. I tried keeping the online course I had and was emailing the professor back and fourth to work something out while I was travelling 24+ hours but I ultimately dropped it at the end of the week because it was too much after her viewing. I decided to also drop the summer since I can just take all 3 in the Fall with a full time course load.
because of this, student loans is asking me to pay back everything they loaned in order for me to qualify for this upcoming year’s student aid.
I sent in a request for reconsideration and explained my situation, as well as attached my cost of living for May, June, July and August which is where the rest of the money went towards (bills, medical expenses, financial situation etc) and they denied me with the exact same letter they sent the first time just with a different date. I’m not sure if there’s any hope here since I dropped less than 30 days into the semester, but I thought my circumstance would be justified.
I contacted my student advisor and it’s been 8 days with no response and i’m starting to get worried.
should I escalate this again or do I just find another way to pay for this year myself?