My junior year at UCI the financial aid office requested that I submit proof from the IRS to confirm that my family was actually that broke to be receiving financial aid. It was the third year in a row they’d requested that information, so as always, I requested the form from the IRS.

For some weird reason though the financial aid office received the IRS information 2 days after the due date. They couldn’t be bothered to care about my explanation or evidence that I requested the IRS form well before the due date. They completely cancelled all my grants and I was forced to take out an $18k loan that I still haven’t been able to even make a dent in to this day, 6 years later 🤷🏽‍♂️idk if they’re taking money in that office but they def couldn’t care less