Of FinAid, Finals, FYLSE
Complaining is easy. I prefer fixing things worthy of complaint. That’s why I’ll take a line or two here to mention that Kaplan’s VP of Financial Aid gave me a ring after I wrote this minor rant on critique of her area of responsibility. She apologized and mentioned that there are known problems with the university’s phone system and voice mail when dialing in to the financial aid office. Efforts to do better are underway. We’ll see.
To her credit, the VP wanted to make sure that my experience was not a sign of a yet undiscovered problem. She also tried to do the right thing by getting me the information I had been after in the first place. As a higher ed exec she had some great insights into the financial aid process. In light of lenders fleeing Federal Student Aid markets, I think her advice may be at least as useful as the information that I really thought I wanted. On the other hand, I still haven’t seen the lender links in my inbox that I was promised . Overall, mixed results. But I admit, the personal attention stroked my ego and placated me—-for now.
On another note, thanks go out to Steve M. for checking with the dean and reminding our section that classes from 2L onward start twice a year (January and July). For my part, this means I will have a good window between First Year Law Students Exam (FYLSE) and the start of 2L classes to concentrate on an MBA course. That will be Management Information Systems. Meanwhile, I’m optimistically anxiously awaiting final exam grades and preparing for the FYLSE on October 28th. Speaking of finals, I think mine were pretty solid–not perfect, just solid. The only thing bothering me about FYSLE is that I missed the earliest registration period. I had been checking calbar.org religiously, then lost track of it when I went to Europe. Oh well, I ended up having to pay a $25 late fee. That’s not nearly as bad as the $200 fee that kicks in on Sep. 15th.
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