update for those who care...
so i met with anitra, the dean of students on tuesday, and we tried to explain the situation i was in with her. she wasn't too happy and i feel that we pretty much looked like assholes. she was just like why are you coming to me, this isn't my area. and i got a lecture about how i shouldn't try to beat the system and that the rules are in place for a reason. you know that kind of thing. and she basically said she couldn't help me. well i felt so bad about this whole situation and i didn't want her to think i was trying to disrespect her or reslife, so i e-mailed her to apologize for it and explain things a little more. just about how some of the girls said that i had to go meet with her and whatnot. so she e-mailed me back and said she appreciated my e-mail and she wanted to meet with me alone today.
so i'm in the first floor of gunster where her office is, and i ran into her in the bathroom. and she recognized me from the other day and asked if i was there to see her. so i had no choice, even though i was freaking out about meeting with her and not knowing what she was gonna say this time. but she was so much nicer this time and she asked me to explain things a little more. and then she asked what i learned from this whole situation. and she gave me advice about making sure that when i help people out, i look out for myself also. but she told me that she was recommending to reslife that i be released from my contract from today on. she said that she really appreciated my respect and how i have been handling this situation. apparently i showed a lot of integrity and respect, and i guess that still means something to someone. sure enough, as soon as i got home and checked my e-mail, i had an e-mail from reslife saying that i was released. and they're only charging me for the days that i've "lived there" so far. so it comes to something like $1800. which is soooo much better than the $6000 that i was expecting to have to pay. because i was flipping out and i had no idea how this was gonna work out. but now things are really good and i'm so thankful for her decision. and i have to say we all really lucked out.
oh and i finally got to call home today. and my mom was telling me that my dad was really close to coming up here and making me come home so i could work and pay them back. no lie. i'm really glad i didn't know about that one. i would not have been too happy. but luckily he likes me again too, so i'm safe for a while.
moral of the story, it pays to be nice and polite. and also make sure you look out for yourself more often.
so i'm in the first floor of gunster where her office is, and i ran into her in the bathroom. and she recognized me from the other day and asked if i was there to see her. so i had no choice, even though i was freaking out about meeting with her and not knowing what she was gonna say this time. but she was so much nicer this time and she asked me to explain things a little more. and then she asked what i learned from this whole situation. and she gave me advice about making sure that when i help people out, i look out for myself also. but she told me that she was recommending to reslife that i be released from my contract from today on. she said that she really appreciated my respect and how i have been handling this situation. apparently i showed a lot of integrity and respect, and i guess that still means something to someone. sure enough, as soon as i got home and checked my e-mail, i had an e-mail from reslife saying that i was released. and they're only charging me for the days that i've "lived there" so far. so it comes to something like $1800. which is soooo much better than the $6000 that i was expecting to have to pay. because i was flipping out and i had no idea how this was gonna work out. but now things are really good and i'm so thankful for her decision. and i have to say we all really lucked out.
oh and i finally got to call home today. and my mom was telling me that my dad was really close to coming up here and making me come home so i could work and pay them back. no lie. i'm really glad i didn't know about that one. i would not have been too happy. but luckily he likes me again too, so i'm safe for a while.
moral of the story, it pays to be nice and polite. and also make sure you look out for yourself more often.