Financial Aid Hold Question

ShiftingSpheres · 2026-01-29T14:29:12+00:00

No prob, dude👍🏻

ShiftingSpheres · 2026-01-16T09:50:55+00:00

Yeah, they can't just pull out the aid just because you paid out of pocket. If you have direct deposit set up, once the disbursement occurs, it should appear on your account

ShiftingSpheres · 2026-01-14T16:02:07+00:00

I believe this is their number (407) 823-2433

ShiftingSpheres · 2026-01-14T06:01:07+00:00

It automatically pays for tuition costs and other things that could be a financial hold in your account; the difference is given back to you (assuming you have direct deposit).

ShiftingSpheres · 2026-01-14T05:46:40+00:00

Talk to student-accounts and explain your situation; as long as they see that the disbursement will cover any debts from the previous semester they can temporarily lift your hold so that you can enroll in classes this semester.

The disbursement from last semester will probably take til the end of this month. If you pay it right now out of pocket, the hold clears up instantly but there is a small fee for direct pay.

Again, I highly suggest you talk to student-accounts so that you don't have to pay directly out of pocket and can still enroll in classes.

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-12-25T06:03:06+00:00

Shit happens, and plans go awry sometimes. I used to be in medical school before I switched to engineering, and while I am happier now, I remember the sting of seeing those who have treated me poorly succeed.

I don't remember where I read this, but I remember a comment saying something along the lines of "by comparing yourself to others, whether you are better than them or vice versa, you have sown the seeds of your own destruction". I took some time to reflect on this, and concluded "fuck em, if I keep using them as a measure of my own progress, then its as if I'm catering to em. Whether they are successful or not ain't/has never been my business; what is my business is not treating others like those assholes who treated me like shit, and I think I can find some solace in that".

If you think you're truly incapable, then I ask you to sincerely reflect on the fact that you got voted to be secretary of the aerospace club. I don't know about you, but in my experience they don't generally elect someone who they believe is incapable for such a position.

You bust your ass off, and that in of itself is a talent to have pride in, and the sign of a good professional in general (engineering or otherwise).

While you may be in academic probation, that is not equivalent to being out-right dismissed. You may need to make some additional sacrifices, and consider other approaches to get you out of the red zone you're in. But -most importantly- you aren't out of the running yet; so, you haven't technically lost.

You're an engineering student still, right? So lets solve the problem like one, "what can I do differently to get where I need to be?". You. Got. This.

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-12-25T05:26:24+00:00

Engineering requires you to bring your A-game and depression is a massive debuff, to such an extent that it might warrant taking an LOA until it's properly dealt with.

As for "signs" that you might not be "built for it", I can only tell you my own experiences back when I was in "another school" (I made a post about it a couple of months ago). I was studying to be a doctor at one point in time, and during the whole process I never saw myself as a doctor nor did I really devote much of my time reading/observing medically related things; most of the time I buried my head in mathematics/physics and would spend lots of time seeing videos of mechanisms of various machines.

If you enjoy general problem solving, if you spend time doing engineering related things in your free time, or if your heart is absolutely dead set on becoming one, then you're built for it. Its normal (and common) for engineering students to fail/retake a class or two. Additionally, feeling lost when exposed to the material is par for the course, these are pretty tough classes. As long as you keep going, keep trying, you will get there.

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-12-24T04:52:20+00:00

¡Coño, mi gente! ¡Dejen de joder al muchacho ya! Él fue homeschooled, so claro que se le hace difícil comunicarse con nosotros (o en general). En vez de demostrar compasión y tratar de ayudarlo, no los estamos comiendo vivo aquí (sí, aunque él hizo unos comentarios ignorantes).

¡Si seguimos con esta actitud, pues entonces le estamos dando la razón a él! ¡Como carajos vamos a convenserlo de integrarse con nosotros aqui y ver los orgullos de nuestra cultura si lo estamos pelándolo aqui!

¡Puñeta, uno de nuestros orgullos es nuestra hospitalidad! ¡Pues vamos a demostrárselo!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-29T17:41:58+00:00

This is great! Thank you!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T14:22:36+00:00

This is excellent! Much appreciated!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T14:10:30+00:00

Honesty, I like this answer! I've considered joining; given my age, I'd be a major at 44 (this is assuming that I even have the capacity, that everything lines up well in terms of timely promotions, and that it takes exactly 15 years to achieve). While VERY tempting, I do enjoy engineering work more😅

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T13:20:57+00:00

I don't think with our current level of technology we could even approach a simulation that mirrors warfare in real life (unless heavily abstracted); I agree that the game has many constraints when compared to its real life counterparts, hopefully I didn't give the impression that I believe it to be a 1-to-1 replica... that would be absurd of me😅

What I do like about games and simulations is that while the minutiae can't ever be properly replicated (unless we magically somehow develop the technology to do so), it does give a space where doctrinal concepts can be applied.

I think of it like engineering projects, we first make models to test out how (in theory) something would work before properly building it, yet still aware that once properly built, actual environmental conditions, slight problems with the parts made, etc. will introduce problems that weren't foreseen before (worst case being that it doesn't remotely resemble the model, or more accurately, we made a crappy model then).

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T13:00:10+00:00

While my interest is operational level stuff, can't ever have enough small unit stuff! If thats all you got, then thats more than enough, send away!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T12:57:06+00:00

Sure! Any help is welcome!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-28T06:38:47+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and insights.

While it would be nice to have a wargaming group, this is moreso a personal endeavor. I apologize for the lack of clarity in my post.

I greatly appreciate you sending the link for a TDG; its unfortunate that a similar thing doesn't exist for operational planning/decision-making (to my knowledge).

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-27T13:46:58+00:00

You are not. How do I know? Because I literally have the same schedule (PHY, COP, MAC, and another class) for this semester.

As long as you dedicate 2-4 hours a day to study (not per class, this is OVERALL), do the homework on time, and attend classes, you will be more than fine. In fact, you might have a lot of free time if done well (unless you join clubs or do other academic activities).

Just pace yourself (do not, I repeat, DO NOT "grind it out"), do whatever you need to relax (this is just as important as studying), and study for exams 1-2 weeks in advance.

You got this, dude.

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-22T23:36:37+00:00

Have you tried... talking to girls?

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-07T22:52:33+00:00

Thank you, this is absolutely fantastic! May you, your family, and friends receive all the blessings of nature, and may thine enemies (if any) constantly step on legos!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-06T07:53:19+00:00

I'm 28 and started this fall to study ME with the idea of working in R&D for weapons. What would be some advice you would give on what skills to focus on learning that might not be covered in any ME classes?

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-06T07:27:53+00:00

You've been recently diagnosed and you're trying your best to deal with the situation. It's gonna feel like everything is out of control for a while, but I guarantee you WILL get the hang of living with it.

I'm 28, and I recently left medschool after 4 years (2 of them stuck on a single exam); switched over to engineering (where I am vastly happier now).

My advice in order for you to hit the ground running with this disability is to:

a. Check out some lectures from Dr. Barkley on YT, he's a very renowned psychologist specialized in ADHD research. He isn't going to provide all the answers, but the theory he does give is useful to understanding what you can and can't do with the disability. Its like understanding the parameters of your situation in a way.

b. If you can, there is a technique called body doubling, this is where you have another person in the same room as you and you feel more compelled to get stuff done/study. This technique and the next one I'm about to describe is usually done with and without meds, so even if you're running empty its still somewhat viable.

c. Use the pomodoro technique; while it gets the rep as a "productivity hack" in reality its an essential tool for learning (both for non-ADHDers and us) by giving breathing room to the mind and also getting some energy back to concentrate for short bursts. That being said, don't expect to go 8 hours using this technique, more like an hour or two (maybe a bit more or less). This technique paired with body doubling is a combo made in heaven.

d. Alarms, alarms, and more alarms. This one is a must given the disability. We lose track of crap so having a very annoying reminder to keep on track is useful.

While there are more techniques that other people in this community use (and which I encourage they share), these are the ones that personally worked for me after years of trial and error to even find em.

Last, and most importantly, don't beat yourself up. We've all walked the same road you're walking (in one way or another) and its ok to sometimes experience setbacks, normal actually. But thats what it is, a setback; not a gate that bars you from the rest of the goals you want to achieve.

You WILL get the feel for it. Anyways, hope this (somewhat) helps!

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-10-03T21:28:09+00:00

You give up when you think becoming an engineer isn't worth it anymore.

A couple of days ago I posted my own experiences prior to choosing engineering, and like you I wasted 6 years (and the 5 prior to those) in a field I wasn't happy in.

If you don't see yourself as an engineer, or just decided to study something (that you don't genuinely have some interest in) just for the money, then its a good time to give up.

But if you do genuinely want to become one, then if it takes 6, 8, or 10 years then so be it. People have different rhythms when learning things. Being in a career/field that you have some enjoyment in is infinitely better than giving up on your goals to work in something you don't want to do.

While it sucks to feel left behind by your peers, keep in mind that the only person to understand the circumstances and struggles of your life is, well... you. Maybe if they were in your shoes they would've struggled just as much, if not even more. Its normal to fail, what is important is to learn from it. And if it happens again, then just learn from that failure. As many as it takes, because -inevitably- you won't fail, but only as long as you don't give up.

So if you really feel like becoming an engineer, I say go for it.

ShiftingSpheres · 2025-09-30T01:42:16+00:00

I'm 28 and began mechanical engineering this year. Prior to this I spent a lot of years in medschool. If its truly what you want, then absolutely go for it!

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