If that's true, then he doesn't deserve his scholarships. He's obviously not intelligent enough to be responsible and make sure all of his money and fees are in order. It's not that hard.

Really? I was told last semester that I had secured a loan that would pay for my tuition. It was only three days AFTER payment deadline that I was informed that this loan would not be released because, while I had filed a forum to forgive my withdrawal from last semester academically due to severe illness, I had not then sent a copy of that form to the financial office. So even though the website, bank, and financial office themselves had all said that I was fully approved, it turns out I didn't, in fact, have the money at all. And that's not even a rare story. College financial departments can often be confusing bureaucracies, and more often than not you are dealing with multiple offices at the school plus another two or more organizations not related to the school. Things can easily become confusing and there are a hundred ways to trip up.

You're ridiculous.

I hope that was a jokee

I totally would, he's an adult. His dad made a promise to him to pay tuition, he acted on that promise with good faith that it would be carried out, and his dad didn't carry out his end of the promise. That's called Promissory Estoppel. The fact that it's his dad doesn't matter, and from the sounds of it, his dad isn't that great to begin with. In my opinion you owe no loyalty to a parent that shows no loyalty to you.

You're a total moron. I don't even want to get into what's wrong with what you're saying, it just all is. I'd love to see this little brat try to sue his father for this.

This is exactly why the US is so ****** up, we're so damn lawsuit-happy that people seriously suggest suing one's parents for something that the kid could have completely avoided by taking a couple seconds to verify that his account was all paid up. Its called Real Life™

What's wrong about it? If you promise something to someone (I'll pay your school tuition), they act on it in good faith and suffer a detriment (In this case he spent a good deal of money on clothes and stuff for school, he drove all the way to school in back wasting time and gas, and he lost his seat at the school)

Sooo it was 'unloyal' of his parents/father to feed house bathe and wipe the shit from his ass when he was a child? and take care of him while he was preparing for college? You are a complete fag and I doubt you even agree with what you're saying you're just sayin it to start an argument. And well if thats the case.. you need some friends.

It's not about him not checking his fees. It's about two adults making a deal and one not following through and harming the other person. I'm not suggesting that he actually sue him. What I am suggesting is the kid bully his dad around a bit and try and get his money back at the very least. And it sounds like his dad has no respect for him, which is shameful.

Why should one adult be expected to give another adult free money in the first place? And again, he still will, it will just be delayed because the kid was too stupid to make sure it was all confirmed.

You don't know that any of that is true. For all you know this guy's dad is a greedy, workaholic, sonuvabitch who never hugged or gave a damn about his kids. Not everyone's family life is a norman rockwell painting. Parents are OFTEN rotten to their children and all people ever can see is insolence on behalf of the child, they never consider that it could be the PARENT in the wrong.

You're correct, one adult is not required to give another adult free money. HOWEVER, once you make a PROMISE to someone to do something (Give you money) and that person accepts, you become bound by your promise to follow through if that person acts on the promise you made. For example, If I promise to hire you at my business for two years, and you move all the way across the country to work there, and I fire you after two months, that is a breach of contract under promissory estoppel because you relied on my promise during your move and have now incurred damages.

He can't be greedy if he's giving his son free money. My parents are ******* assholes, they haven't given me more than the bare necessities, if that (this includes 1 or 2 meals a day and shelter, nothing more) since I was 9. So I have that bias or bitterness and I am still defending this kid's father because he would pay for his son's college. The kid's a brat and didn't follow up enough. The dad forgot and was late, that doesn't mean he's now no longer offering that same money.

Well we just don't know do we.. :)

I'm operating under the assumption that "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway" means that this kid probably lost his seat at the school because of what happened. To be honest, often kids whose parents have the money to send them to school are in the worst position going to college because of how the government figures dependency in terms of financial aid. I had a buddy of mine in my undergrad that lost a lot of money from his financial aid because his mom started making a lot more money, however she wasn't giving him a dime. I was fortunate enough that under FAFSA, my mother's EFC was 0, which means that I could put myself through school with loans and scholarships and grants. Not everyone is in that boat. Oddly enough, I think it's easier to go to college as a poor kid than a middle class kid.

There's not much aid you can get if your family has enough cash to pay outright. Even loans are partially need-based.

The hell is the matter with you blackjaw? If the father offered to pay, then most would expect him to pay. As someone that pays college himself, I know the value and price. Tuition is expensive. While I can't say that anyone can be trusted, a father who promised that should have the character to help his kid out. Not basically blame it on the kid. Your reaction is as much bs as the dad's actions.

Yeah, this is definitely fake. Unless this is some really sketchy school, no university is going to immediately kick you out for an unpaid balance. Worst case scenario, you could get an emergency loan from FAFSA. Unless the OP chose to drop out of school rather than take a student loan. In that case, yes, I would like fries with that.

at my school if you don't make your minimum payment on time you'll be removed from your classes. so it definitley is possible

This guy here, he rocks.

The only thing OPs father agreed to pay for was the tuition. That doesn't cover meal plan, housing, books etc etc. and all that shit is usually more accumulative than the tuition. Dumbass

Yay I've got another person on my side. Let's have a massive dodgeball war against the rich kids.

yeah someone's got a chip on their shoulder

Haha I love how "the rich kids" are the people whose parents don't kick them out as soon as they're an adult, and actually give a shit about their son or daughter's future.

You're ******* stupid. What's so bad about your parents paying for your tuition? Sure you're 'an adult now', but because your parents pay it does not make you spoiled. My parents are working their asses off to save up for my college. Even if i tried to save $$ by myself from my job, i would not have enough. Any means possible to pay that tuition is alright in my book.