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Ok, I originally had a long entry but i'll make it short.
I mailed in my application past the deadline of December 1 to the University of Kansas so there's nothing I can do, despite being more than eligible for several thousands in scholarships I'll get nothing. God... My only chance is a possible departmental scholarship in Engineering but those are way more competitive anyway, at least I think so.
Geeze, I just can't beleive I did that to my parents. I mean they aren't rich but they are frugal so they are going to pay for my college, at least the tuition part, and I just threw all that money down the drain due to stupidity.
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
Why did you do this and why did your frugal parents let you do this?
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What money did you waste? The application fee?
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There are deadlines, but it's not like you're completely unelligible now. Calm down and try to assess the situation down to whatever options you have. Research and find out every wedge and detail you can muster to get the scholarship you need; don't give up just because a few people tell you it's already impossible. It's not as if everything's absolutely set in stone and cannot be undone.
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Not the application fee, just the fact that it's highly probable I'll be going there next year and I missed out on a lot of money that I could've received.
On February 24 2009 10:06 Rekrul wrote:
Why did you do this and why did your frugal parents let you do this?
Because I didn't realize the important of applying early. I figured before the deadline would be good. And because my parents are pretty lax because I'm generally responsible, except for things that are actually important apparently.
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United States24680 Posts
Lessons get learned sooner or later. Ideally you don't lose out on tens of thousands of dollars though.
This is a lesson for your parents as well. I wouldn't consider this 100% your fault.
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What wrong did his parents do?
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On February 24 2009 10:09 ilovezil wrote:
There are deadlines, but it's not like you're completely unelligible now. Calm down and try to assess the situation down to whatever options you have. Research and find out every wedge and detail you can muster to get the scholarship you need; don't give up just because a few people tell you it's already impossible. It's not as if everything's absolutely set in stone and cannot be undone.
yah, i remember missing one of mine because i didnt know about it in time, but was still able to apply for it, just email aid/admitions/whomever and say yours will be a little late and see if they mind.
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United States24680 Posts
On February 24 2009 10:18 il0seonpurpose wrote:
What wrong did his parents do?
If they are paying, then they should keep an eye on his applications to make sure they get done. It's not bad for them to let him be responsible about it, but he's not in college yet and one mistake can be devastating.
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United States3824 Posts
doesn't frugal imply that they won't pay for your stuff?
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On February 24 2009 11:30 cgrinker wrote:
doesn't frugal imply that they won't pay for your stuff?
Well they aren't cheap, they just don't spend a lot of money unnecessarily. They don't eat out a lot, we don't have cable tv, and other stuff like that. But when it comes to stuff I want they're pretty generous.
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I did the exact same thing with UCF. The deadline for scholarships was jan 30th and I found out on jan 31st around 12:30 am. I just turned off my computer and went to bed.
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