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I haven't posted about this yet, mostly because I've been unsure of how to explain it here. It's only gotten harder, but I'll try anyway.

When I got back to Iowa City, I checked my mail (because my dad wanted to see if I had gotten the insurance card proving that I was covered under his plan--I still don't have it) and got a letter stating that my financial aid wasn't going to be paid because I had over 150% of the credits needed for the degree I'm going for (in other words, they were concerned that I might be a "professional student"). They gave me a form to fill out to appeal, but all that had on it was what classes I was taking. It had nothing about what my cumulative GPA--2.12--was before, or what my last semester's GPA--3.33--was, or why I have about 140 credit hours counted at Kirkwood (they transferred over EVERYTHING that I took at ISU--including classes I failed). Since then, I've been waiting for a response, assuming they'd give me a heads-up on whether or not I'd have to worry about how to pay for this semester.

Apparently, I was wrong about expecting a follow-up letter. I went on to the school's website to see if it had gone through. According to the "Financial Aid Checklist", they haven't sent the money. However, according to "My Available Bookstore Funds", the money came through, and everything will be okay. Also, under "My Bill by Term", it's been paid, and I'll be able to buy books AFTER the first day of classes--I learned from last semester.

So, it looks like I won't be forced to get a job in order to pay the rent. Which is great news because,

I don't wanna get a job.
No, no, no, no.


The mild panic is over. Now I can sleep easy knowing that that's another bill paid for by the taxpayers--at least temporarily.

While on the subject of taxpayers paying bills, thanks to those of you who are Iowa taxpayers--you covered the $3171 hospital bill to remove my smaller-than-average appendix (average is 10cm, mine was 8.4--they actually gave me some papers spelling out the dimensions of my appendix).

On a side note, is it weird that seeing pictures of appendectomies--thanks Wikipedia--doesn't ruin my appetite?