Signing up for class is a joyous occasion that comes but twice a year.  UVSC encourages those who plan on attending classes to sign up like 3 months in advance.  Nobody ever does this, of course, and UVSC has a heart attack every semester thinking all the students are going to leave because they haven't signed up for classes by their deadline. 
    This year, a bunch of people actually did leave.  It looks like I will be one of those people, and I would like to tell the world (you) why.
   
    I have been on a scholarship program at UVSC the 3 semesters I have attended.  Basically it saves me about $3000 every semester.  This is helpful because out of state tuition is about $5000.  I end up paying a few hundred dollars more than in state kids.

    This program I am on is one that is in high demand.  There is a year and a half waiting list just to get on it, and there are only so many spots.  Once you're on, however, you are on and you can complete your education without having to worry about your scholarship coming through every semester.

    Well this semester someone else took the reigns of being in charge of this particular scholorship.  This new person thought it would be a wise decision to drop me from the program for no reason other than she's an idiot.  "Well, we didn't hear from you," she said, "we assumed you didn't want to be on the program any more."
   
    That makes perfect sense, doesn't it?  I mean, why on earth would someone want to pay $2000 for a semester at a shitty school when they COULD be paying $5000!  "Is it so hard to see I'm registered for classes?" I asked her, "is it so hard to give someone a phone call before you drop them from a program that will cost them $9000 by the time they can get back on it?"

    Yes, apparently, it is SO hard.

    So it looks like I will not be attending UVSC this semester, and hopefully never again.  The stress they cause just to sign you up for classes is more than the "education" they provide is worth.  For example, this semester I registered for classes when they asked me to.  A week later the system dropped all my classes.  When I inquired as to why this would happen, I was told "Oh, just re-sign up for the classes, you were dropped for non-payment".  Apparently waiting for my scholarships to come through wasn't enough for them to put a hold on my payment.  Re-signing up for my classes was not an easy task, as they had now all been filled up. 

    This brings me to a crossroads of sorts.  If I can't go to school here, then where am I to go?  I don't really have a home anywhere anymore except here.  The only other school is BYU, and I don't know if I can sink that low. 

    My job doesn't pay me enough to want to keep me here, it looks like my band is going to break up, and now UVSC has dropped the ball on me one too many times.  I did apply for new job which start at $11/hr with pretty good possibilities for making more.  I guess if I get that job, I will stick around and figure something out.  If not, then I guess I have some thinking to do.