I’ll try to keep this from being long-winded and complicated as best I can. I attended Arizona State University and accumulated 5k in debt to the school (and another 20k in student loans). After my first year there, my mother passed away and I took the following year off to mentally recover. I tried going back the year after, but I struggled to acclimate myself back into that environment and did poorly in my classes. I played the victim and just flat out did not attend my classes in the spring semester. Of course, they still charged me for that since I did not formally drop out.
Now, I am looking to get back into school and finish my degree at Western Governor’s University, a fully-online school that’s regionally accredited just like any other legitimate university. The problem is, WGU is requiring my official transcripts from ASU to get me processed. Meanwhile, ASU does not want to release my official transcripts in fear of me never repaying my debts (that have been sent to collection by now). I asked WGU if I could proceed with an unofficial transcript, and they told me that’s not possible.
To make things worse, I also found out my father had been opening credit cards in my name. I’ve been in the process of reconciling these debts but my credit score has been destroyed nonetheless. Because of this fallout with my family, I moved in with my girlfriend in the UK to save money while working an online job to build up my savings. I also did not work very much during my hiatus from school, so I’ve basically had to build my funds back from the ground up.
I’ve made some big mistakes along the way. There’s no denying that, and I take full responsibility for my missteps. I just finally want to get my life back on the right track.
To sum it all up, I have a lot of problems and not too many solutions. Does anyone else have experience with similar situations? I’m at a loss here, and just want to know what options I have at my disposal, and which is probably the best next step to take.
Submitted November 06, 2019 at 07:58PM by BroScience34 https://ift.tt/2NqCegB
