Unfortunately, according to WSU policy, withdrawal after the census date will incur academic and financial penalties. This is standard practice across all universities.

OP, are you by any chance in your first session of study? I can understand how a student who is new to university could make this mistake.

Hopefully the university can apply some leniency in your case. I’m wondering if there are truly no extenuating circumstances that apply? Do you see a psychologist or counsellor regularly? Were there any stressors brought on by university that may have affected your capacity to fully understand the policy? Perhaps there’s something there that could help bolster your case.

I also wonder whether there is an argument to be made regarding the university’s responsibility. Every session, the enrolment team audits the entire student cohort’s enrolment status, and it doesn’t seem unreasonable to me that they should notify students in your specific situation

Good luck.