I Hate my school. Yes, FIU, you are a collection of douches.

[Jesda]

I had to get a waiver to do over 12 hours. I did 18 every semester I could.

What was their reason for needing a waiver?

[Dittoz7]

Probably going to FIU for law. Ugh...

[C-Kwik]

I've never had any problems with financial aid. Though, I've never needed financial aid money up front.

As for the buildings, consider that many schools have similar issues. This is because the funding for the building was secured and allocated well before construction even started. They are likely not allowed to touch that money for other uses. As such, its highly unlikely that they are neglecting your financial aid to erect a new building.

[ProudNissanFreak]

I had to get a waiver to do over 12 hours. I did 18 every semester I could.

What was their reason for needing a waiver?

Wow, at my school, you have to have one if you want over 18 hours. I'm taking 24 right now (summer semester) and will be taking 21 for the rest of my college career. Graduating early FTW.

[Jesda]

Wow, at my school, you have to have one if you want over 18 hours. I'm taking 24 right now (summer semester) and will be taking 21 for the rest of my college career. Graduating early FTW.

I remember when I first enrolled 1 billion years ago I took 18-21 credits per term while working 50 hours a week. I got burned out and started slacking off big time.

[dre1507]

I've never had any problems with financial aid. Though, I've never needed financial aid money up front.

As for the buildings, consider that many schools have similar issues. This is because the funding for the building was secured and allocated well before construction even started. They are likely not allowed to touch that money for other uses. As such, its highly unlikely that they are neglecting your financial aid to erect a new building.

well if it's not for building fund. it has to be for other reason. cause they just tried to charge me two sets of the additional fees that usually get tacked on to your tuition. If that's not robbery, then i'd like to know what exactly. University = America's biggest scam.

[sentrastace]

they do it here at the univ of MD too. tuition has gone up, financial aid has gone down, student attendance has gone up and they're building random buildings in parking lots everywhere and the charging double for parking permits.

[Jesda]

Parking was by far my least favorite thing about large state universities. I remember getting ticketed left and right and having to walk half a mile every morning, uphill, in the snow, both ways [I'm actually being serious]. I also had to wake up at the crack of dawn to get there in time because the school was way, way out of town and all the decent parking spots were quickly filled.

I pay a lot now, but I enjoy small classes and high-quality instructors. I just wish my peers were more as interested as I was in the subject matter.

[numbnuts240]

colleges are businesses. more students = more income. this is shocking, why?

[dre1507]

I know all top well about parking fines. It was my fault though for not knowing you needed a stupid decal to prove you are a student at the school.

Tito, i'm not surprised at the business aspect of Universities/Colleges. It' just that i didn't think they'd actually be this crooked.

[numbnuts240]

everyone is crooked. it's just a matter of how well they hide it.

[dre1507]

When the budget cuts began, i saw a hint of crookedness. Just didn't think it'd be this bad. For two weeks they pretended i didn't owe them any money. Then yesterday, they slapped me with "92.58 owed*. They did it like that because if i had known my financial aid wasn't enough, i would've dropped the extra class early and gotten a refund of the difference. They lied to me saying i'd get my full grant if i took 6 credits. I only got half, so this is why i owe them.

[infinitgkid]

I pay a lot now, but I enjoy small classes and high-quality instructors. I just wish my peers were more as interested as I was in the subject matter.

I think you're one of "those" guys that sit there interested in what the professor has to say and asks all these questions, while the guy next to you is either sleeping/listening to music/doing something else.

[breadbox]

I hated my school. The students didn't want to be there so only like half the teachers taught.

Oh and screw indian guys speaking hard to understand accents covering material that is hard to understand in the first place.

Inventory is pronounced In- ven- tor-ee

Not Invent- oree

Learn to pronounce the material you teach like the people who learn it would say it.

[ProudNissanFreak]

Bright Futures FINALLY approved my money. After 1.5 months of waiting...

Now I'm waiting on the damn graduation approval form I submitted a while ago. So much for it arriving in the mail in 2-3 weeks.

[ProudNissanFreak]

Well s***. Just got the form in today...approved. I b**** about Bright Futures yesterday, I get it yesterday. b**** about graduation form today, and I got it today.

[xfactor0707]

Yea man I go to FIU also, but i really dont like it that much.I havent had too many problems with them just mainly financial holds and stuff with my financial aid. But i know how you feel it sucks dealing with it and taking time out of your day for pointless crap thats their fault anyways.

[Jesda]

I pay a lot now, but I enjoy small classes and high-quality instructors. I just wish my peers were more as interested as I was in the subject matter.

I think you're one of "those" guys that sit there interested in what the professor has to say and asks all these questions, while the guy next to you is either sleeping/listening to music/doing something else.

That's pretty accurate. However, for the last three years I was the guy who showed up twice but still got Bs on exams. Then they changed the attendance policy. I got off my butt, got over myself, and actually enjoyed the lectures, especially now that I'm older and see how the material applies to the rest of the world.

I could probably stay in school forever and enjoy it.