I graduated 12 years ago and there were plenty who were "slidin'" which meant you were taking your financial aid or saddling mommy and daddy with the cost of school for a semester or two before dropping out and doing something else. There was a pretty well known standard for the amount of class you had to attend before somebody noticed and said something.
My first year in school I was WAY under challenged so for my basic classes (English 2 for instance, I'd tested out of English 1 (perfect score on the TSWE) and was still a year ahead of everybody else in the class) I attended as little class as possible while still meeting the minimum. Actually now that I think of it at one point I told my English 2 teacher I was reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and that my 3 hours a week would probably be better spent doing that than coming to class. He agreed and that week I just stayed in my room and read during class. The next week I was reading something else so I caught him in the hall and told him the book and didn't go in. This continued for the semester, if he'd read the book we'd talk about it, otherwise it was "well, see you need week maybe". Finally I mentioned I'd been averaging a book a week since second grade and I'd probably read more books than the rest of the class put together... I took "Advanced Expository Writing" with him a couple years later and he rode my ass the whole time. -Curt Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:41:25 -0500 From: Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oh Wilton Message-ID: <ecadcbe7-4076-4253-a311-8167dd293...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Just noticed this part: Walt, you show me someone who gets financial aid that is not actively participating by mid term that still has their money and I'll turn them in. I can assure you that the FA system is so tight these days that if you're not reporting to class or don't hit your midterm grades, you're done. Not only that, but did you realize that for nearly any financial aid received these days that if you fail to complete the course and/or graduate that you have to repay it? That's part of the deal when you sign for it. Repayment is guaranteed, as they go to the IRS first, then they go to your employer. I know of several instances where deadbeat students who returned to the workforce found themselves with garnishments in a matter of a few weeks after starting to work. Sallie Mae and the other government agencies are ruthless in their approach to collecting failed financial aid - the only way you can escape it nowadays is to take more than 25 years to repay or die. Dan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
