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By AlreadyInDebt - 26/01/2011 08:52 - United States

Today, I found out that I've been paying student fees for the wrong account. Apparently I have been paying for some other student's tuition. FML

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By graphite01 - 01/11/2016 04:08 - United States - Eugene

Today, I found out that I was never actually enrolled in the class I've been attending all semester. I guess that explains why I only got $400 dollars in student aid, not the 1,200 they said I'd get. FML

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By poor_college_kid - 15/09/2016 12:39 - United States - Tucson

Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML

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By latepayer - 13/10/2009 15:04 - United States

Today, I found out that I owed my school $0.20. They decided to charge me a late fee of $20 for deferring the intial payment. FML

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By Geezum Crow - 06/12/2018 17:30

Today, I found out my school's financial aid had a "misunderstanding" of my finances, I can no longer afford to pay half of my bills or pay for Christmas. FML

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By boned - 27/01/2010 05:25 - United States

Today, I checked my university financial account to discover I owed them over $1000. The reason? They had apparently given me too much money when I applied for a loan and now want it back. Oh, and I spent my loan money on books and a laptop for school. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/11/2020 04:02 - Japan - Okayama

Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML

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By optimist - 26/01/2010 19:03 - United States

Today, after wondering why I didn't receive a grade for a summer course I took in 2007, I realized that I gave the professor the wrong student ID number. Someone else received credit. I've been waiting on this grade for 8 months in order to graduate. FML

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By MelanieIsGreat - 13/01/2024 09:00 - United States - Kingsport

Today, I found out that a single unpaid parking ticket from September put my student account on hold and unregistered me from all my spring classes. I'm a senior and this is my last semester. FML

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Pay up, sunshine

By DebbiemontG - 19/09/2019 16:01

Today, after a whole summer of waiting, I went to check my school's website so that I could start my first year again since I had some complications the first time round. I found out that they'd blocked my account and that the fee I'd have to pay was now triple the original. FML

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By itsnotthatIhatecharity - 26/08/2017 23:15

Today, I found out that because I, like many others, don't read the terms and conditions, I accidentally donated £200 to a charity because of a non-refundable payment on a volunteering trip. It's my parents' money. FML

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DahkLohd 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:03

So, what did we learn today?

Doortje 29

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:13

That's why you should always check things like this 50 times. FYL though, I hope you can get it back.

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DahkLohd 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:03

So, what did we learn today?

DahkLohd 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:15

Then again, who am I to talk? I've been paying for several other students' tuitions and I've known it all along. That's what happens when you pay the ticket price. FML.

meowmeowwkitty 0

Friday 18 February 2011 4:36

how could you not notice that? someone needs a new financial advisor.... or double check that shit

anonymousscreenn 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:09

Owned. Classic case of stealing knowledge.

Doortje 29

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:13

That's why you should always check things like this 50 times. FYL though, I hope you can get it back.

alexy0806 3

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:14

you are doing a good deed !

newjerseyguy 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:26

thats what happens when you dont pay attention and forget to go over everything before handing it in

perdix 29

Wednesday 26 January 2011 16:55

I'd say you got your money's worth. There are no more enduring learning experiences than those gained from colossal ****-ups. My "A-ha" moment with the Celsius temperature scale came from when I thought it was OK for me to stick my hand in a water bath that was 50°C. That made me hit the high note from "Take On Me."

DahkLohd 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 17:08

So true perdix, so true. In school, we learn the lesson, and then we're tested on it. In life, we're tested, then we learn the lesson.

Ninjafriends 1

Wednesday 26 January 2011 17:11

Haha, excellent references.

bigantennaemay 3

Wednesday 26 January 2011 17:20

That, my friends, is wisdom.

ehaile4 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 17:38

#9 is a genius and wise

Acousticpixie14 6

Thursday 27 January 2011 1:33

Haha perdix, that was awesome. That song was playing as I read your comment. That totally just made my day.

Mirorbo 26

Wednesday 26 January 2011 17:56

How did you manage to **** THAT up?!

saleha97 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 18:25

YDI for not checking.

Acousticpixie14 6

Thursday 27 January 2011 1:37

I know, right? It's not that hard to look and see that your name isn't the one on the bill...

Ranger16266 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 18:26

The human race never ceases to amaze me. >.

RedPillSucks 31

Wednesday 26 January 2011 18:37

OP is apparently running in the wrong direction in this race.

WOW_BS 0

Friday 28 January 2011 4:34

That made me chuckle.

honeybunches88 5

Wednesday 26 January 2011 18:35

How is this even possible? My university makes me show ID before I can pay for anything.

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