DEATH
So yeah, forget that earlier, happy-go-lucky post. I should have known that something was going to come along and fuck shit up. Once again, I'm getting raped (this time with--NEW!--glass shards [TM]!!!) by the fucking administration. For once, however, it isn't Uconn who's doing, it's the goddamn GRE's. Let's loom at this objectively, shall we?
1) As of last night, I was -$103 in my bank account. Why it allows me to continue spending money when I don't have any is beyond me. This may have changed today as my check from the RC will have cleared, but I doubt its enough to pull me out of the red. Or, by the miracle of Christ that it does, it'll be by like $3. Summary? I HAVE NO MONEY
2) The GRE's cost $114 just to take. This does not include gas or anything else it'll take to actually get to one of the test-taking centers. (On the plus side, there's one in Worcester. But, in all likelihood, I'll end up taking it in Glastonbury with Toph cause its closer and he's my only form of transportation currently)
3) It is possible to waive the fee. And they make it sound soooo easy. Go to your Financial Aid office, fill out a form, send it in to them, and they'll send it back. The end.
4) THEY FUCKIN' LIE! Okay, that is an exaggeration...they don't lie, they just neglect to mention a few key facts: like it might take them anywhere up to 6 weeks to get back to you! I can expedite this by sheloling out extra cash to overnight mail them MY half of the waiver (except I wouldn't be needing a waiver if I had MONEY!!!!) but that won't take much time off of it, as they still need to process everything and then mail it back to me. And will they be so kind as to overnight mail it to me? Fuck no! That's be too fuckin' considerate!
5) The bottom line? IF, and that's a great big bloody IF, I get the form back tomorrow like the Financial Aid lady said I would (this from a department which habitually fucks shit up for us students) AND I manage to scrape up enough money to send it overnighted by whoring and selling off my hair, teeth and blood (just call me Fantine) I will still have approximately 4-6 weeks before I can even REGISTER. Umm...hello? I need to do it soon, asshats, so I can apply to grad school! Ye gods! What the fuck is it gonna do for me to take it in mid-November when I'm applying in a mere two weeks?! WTF?
Now then, if this were my own fault...ie, there was a big, glaring disclaimer somewhere on the site that I ignored, preferring to fuck around or something, then I wouldn't be this upset. But no, there is nothing. After all, why should they include this kind of information? It might make people be more inclined to take the GRE's who can't afford it, and then where would they be? No, they'll wait until that poor schlub calls aound for hours (I was on the phone for 53 minutes. I checked) to get the requisite information, and then, after (s)he's hung up in despair, they'll wait for him/her to find some way to scrounge up the cash, because they cannot afford to wait for the waiver any more than they can afford to take the test.
Hopefully the poor schlub in my example has a decent support system to fall back upon. Lucky asshole. I can't go to either of my parents. They simply don't have it. Shit, I'm still waiting for that $40 from the summer. (TOPH! I hope you've learned your lesson!) I WILL NOT go to any of my aunts and uncles. I AM NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. They've all done so much for me and Josh already, that I cannot keep my sense of self-respect and go begging them for more. Even if it IS for a good cause, I WILL NOT go to them. I am not their child. I am not A child. I should be able to do this on my own. Nor do I know when I can even pay it back, as I make a pittance at the RC, and DQ closes for the season next weekend. Not that they'd ask, but still, I'd want to. I just can't do this to them though. I'll muddle through this on my own.
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) As of last night, I was -$103 in my bank account. Why it allows me to continue spending money when I don't have any is beyond me. This may have changed today as my check from the RC will have cleared, but I doubt its enough to pull me out of the red. Or, by the miracle of Christ that it does, it'll be by like $3. Summary? I HAVE NO MONEY
2) The GRE's cost $114 just to take. This does not include gas or anything else it'll take to actually get to one of the test-taking centers. (On the plus side, there's one in Worcester. But, in all likelihood, I'll end up taking it in Glastonbury with Toph cause its closer and he's my only form of transportation currently)
3) It is possible to waive the fee. And they make it sound soooo easy. Go to your Financial Aid office, fill out a form, send it in to them, and they'll send it back. The end.
4) THEY FUCKIN' LIE! Okay, that is an exaggeration...they don't lie, they just neglect to mention a few key facts: like it might take them anywhere up to 6 weeks to get back to you! I can expedite this by sheloling out extra cash to overnight mail them MY half of the waiver (except I wouldn't be needing a waiver if I had MONEY!!!!) but that won't take much time off of it, as they still need to process everything and then mail it back to me. And will they be so kind as to overnight mail it to me? Fuck no! That's be too fuckin' considerate!
5) The bottom line? IF, and that's a great big bloody IF, I get the form back tomorrow like the Financial Aid lady said I would (this from a department which habitually fucks shit up for us students) AND I manage to scrape up enough money to send it overnighted by whoring and selling off my hair, teeth and blood (just call me Fantine) I will still have approximately 4-6 weeks before I can even REGISTER. Umm...hello? I need to do it soon, asshats, so I can apply to grad school! Ye gods! What the fuck is it gonna do for me to take it in mid-November when I'm applying in a mere two weeks?! WTF?
Now then, if this were my own fault...ie, there was a big, glaring disclaimer somewhere on the site that I ignored, preferring to fuck around or something, then I wouldn't be this upset. But no, there is nothing. After all, why should they include this kind of information? It might make people be more inclined to take the GRE's who can't afford it, and then where would they be? No, they'll wait until that poor schlub calls aound for hours (I was on the phone for 53 minutes. I checked) to get the requisite information, and then, after (s)he's hung up in despair, they'll wait for him/her to find some way to scrounge up the cash, because they cannot afford to wait for the waiver any more than they can afford to take the test.
Hopefully the poor schlub in my example has a decent support system to fall back upon. Lucky asshole. I can't go to either of my parents. They simply don't have it. Shit, I'm still waiting for that $40 from the summer. (TOPH! I hope you've learned your lesson!) I WILL NOT go to any of my aunts and uncles. I AM NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. They've all done so much for me and Josh already, that I cannot keep my sense of self-respect and go begging them for more. Even if it IS for a good cause, I WILL NOT go to them. I am not their child. I am not A child. I should be able to do this on my own. Nor do I know when I can even pay it back, as I make a pittance at the RC, and DQ closes for the season next weekend. Not that they'd ask, but still, I'd want to. I just can't do this to them though. I'll muddle through this on my own.
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!