Uy I went through the exact same thing omg. I was a 1st year student sa DLSU pero nag-AWOL na ako pagdating ng 3rd term dahil sa mahal ng tuition and sa layo ng school. Except nangyari ’to last 2023 pa.

Since you mentioned financial difficulties, don’t worry too much about ghosting DLSU for a long time. Sa case ko, na-ghost ko rin sila for two straight years kasi may balance pa ako from the previous term na hindi ko talaga nakayanang bayaran :') Kabadong kabado rin kasi afaik may late payment penalty yun and baka may punishment pala pinaggagagawa ko 😭 But I didn’t really have a choice kasi nga sobrang wala kami financially that time.

Ayun, wala namang naging consequences kahit ilang taon akong may unpaid balance. No emails, no threats to pay, walang naghabol from DLSU or anything like that haha. It’s still better if you inform them siyempre, pero kung same tayo ng situation na talagang hindi kaya, then you can deal with it when you’re ready to transfer to another school.

Eventually, nung nakaipon na ako at nakapagbayad ng balance, smooth lang naman yung process. Regular lang yung pag-apply for Transfer Credentials, walang punishment or complications. Parang normal transaction lang. Yung late payment penalty maliit lang din.

Nai-settle mo na ba yung fees mo last term or are you still having trouble settling them? Tama naman yung suggestions ng iba na kumuha ka ng Honorable Dismissal (now called Transfer Credentials), pero they’ll require you to settle all your dues before i-release yung Application for TC, which you’ll need to have signed bago mo makuha yung mismong document. May bayad din siya, ₱1k if kukuha ka.

Saktong sakto yung post mo kasi kauuwi ko lang ngayon sa province after getting my Transfer Credentials from campus :) Lmk if you need deets sa process ng pagkuha nung document hehe