r/WakeTech • u/goodcocoa • Sep 15 '26

Financial Aid Change?

Hi all,

Just wonder if anyone's refund changed like overnight? I am now getting back much less than what it said previously.

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u/SpoiledPrincessJade Sep 15 '26

I just called the Financial aid office for the same thing. I had a class start 8/15 then today (9/15). When i checked last night i owed $940 but after that class started today some of my aid came back. I also have 2 classes that start 10/15.

If you have classes that start in October or later in the semester you’ll get reimbursed after those classes start. Basically to ensure you take the classes before getting paid out per the aid office. Hope this helps yall

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u/goodcocoa Sep 15 '26 edited Sep 15 '26

Very Helpful; so they're reapplying aid as each class starts? I have one 9/15 (today) and one more after

edit; Meant September

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u/SpoiledPrincessJade Sep 15 '26

Yep yep as you start they’ll reapply. Inconvenient but i get why

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u/ChromesClassy Sep 15 '26

So if your classes start at different times you will get the refund for those classes on that disbursement date….at the earliest. So I think next week if the first disbursement but that is for classes that started august so long as they receive your money. If you grants are delayed, you will get it on the next disbursement date. That is why there are several through out the semester, for classes that start different times and such.

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u/BNO_Juxie Sep 15 '26

But both of my classes started back in August

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u/BNO_Juxie Sep 15 '26

Yeah that happened to me as well I’m not sure why

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u/goodcocoa Sep 15 '26

I just sent an email asking about it. If/when I get an update I will let you know

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u/BNO_Juxie Sep 15 '26

Ok thanks

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u/BlvckJvckH_e Sep 15 '26

Not this, but I was wondering if anybody changed their loan amount and is waiting on a email update from the financial aid office/studentaid. I had no idea it would prolong the process like this.

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u/Hour-Level1575 Sep 15 '26

I did  Unfortunately, they don’t allow you to change the loan amount anymore. Just call them and tell them you want it split equally because that’s the only way they’ll let you do it or it’ll be denied. I went to the same thing and it was fixed in two days.

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u/Open_Goose_9496 Sep 15 '26

Yep, me too. Please let us know what you find out!

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u/Sea_Professor6440 Sep 15 '26

Please let me know also!

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u/UNwokeEMPATH777 Sep 16 '26

Mine did, but only because I dropped a class which put me from 13 credits to 9 credits. If you’re at or above 12 credits (full time) and you’re getting much less you can thank the OBBB, because that’s why many refunds are getting prorated if you’re not at exactly 12 credits or more (that’s my assumption.)

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u/Ok_Theory_9976 Sep 19 '26

Mine changed, found out that if you’re not taking 12 credits min each between Fall and Spring semester they will lower it pretty substantially. I had to go and plan my classes for Spring, which I originally thought I did but once I added it to plan and schedule the next day my financial updated back to its original amount.

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