Being held hostage by AMU

The undergrad with AMU was funded fully by Tuition Assistance and my Post 911 GI BIll which would be the same story with my Masters however i chose to allocate the remainder of my GI Bill to my wife so she can pursue her undergrad. So that is not affecting my transfer to Troy. The issue is that my degree at AMU will not be officially conferred until 15 May (required Confer date for AMU) so I have to get a letter of completion from AMU sent to Troy so that my acceptance will be completed and my FinAid can be completed. AMU will not allow me to order this letter until the final grade posts and the final grade will not post until at earliest 22 April (day after the last day of class). I am just stuck between a rock and a hardplace without any ability to move forward until AMU releases my letter which will take 1-3 days after my final grade is submitted. Then I assume it will take at least a few weeks for my FinAid to process through Troy. I do not know if it will all work out or not.

My main thing is I did not realize my posting about my situation would garner me an attack from a long standing member who happens to be a teacher at AMU. I did not talk bad about the school in fact I have loved my time at AMU and stated that this is the only issue I have ever had. I just feel that I was lead to believe AMU would work with me on this only to find out it was a case of a teacher not knowing policy of their employer.

I am finished with this thread as I apparently am a "whiny teenage girl" instead of the 28 year old male that I act as. Thanks again for everyone's posts. I will be certain to keep any comments that may be remotely negative to myself from now on.

 

I said from the get-go that I did not want to come across as a d*ick and I am sorry if that is your perception. I may be a little defensive on this one, but not for the reasons you think. Yes, I work at AMU and have a vested interest in their success. I adjunct for other places as well. My issues here have nothing to do with any policy stated or not, it has to do with personal accountability.

I said I feel like I am arguing with a teenage girl on this which I meant to imply that this argument has reached the point of being fruitless. I assure you, if I wanted to call you a little girl I would have used much more precise language which would have made it abundantly clear and probably have gotten me banned in the process. No personal attack was made on you and I am sorry if that is how it came across.

You are all over the map on this one. First you blame the school. Then when it is shown that is the policy and always has been you blame the instructor. Then when someone indicates that it is quite possible the instructor may have been unaware of the process, you blame the school and the instructor. All I am saying is that maybe you should consider your own role in the equation a little more thoughtfully.

I know this situation sucks for you as you have made plans based on the information you received from someone who you should have reasonably expected to be a reliable source. Your perception on the role of the instructor is a bit off - the instructor has no authority to make any decision when your grades are posted, especially when there is a policy in place. You are right, it is not in the student policy manual but there are a lot things that directly impact students that are not in there as well.

The instructor spoke out of turn and that is a legitimate reason for you to be irritated. I was just trying to point out to you that instead of going on the attack mode and continually looking for validation that you have been "screwed", you should consider this as a lesson and take a little personal responsibility in the outcome as well. You did not have information that your intended plan would not work, but you also did not perform your due diligence and verify the information from the primary source that it would.

If the answers you were seeking were so vital to your future plans, why did you not seek additional clarification and confirmation? Would you buy a car based strictly off of what the salesman told you?

This is nothing personal. Congratulations on your AMU degree and good luck in your Troy program.