d smith
Perris,#2Author of original report
Sun, April 20, 2014
first i will assume your a part of the student body at rcc with obviously enough time on your hands to read ripoff report.
second, let me say this, whether its the first federal disbursement your receiving or the twentieth, at no time can a student pinpoint the exact date of his\hers federal disbursement, a 10 days grace period of holding up a students disbursement is 10 days further behind that student gets in purchasing their necessary school supplies. obviously your not aware of the fact that this large amount of funding isnt on some secretary's desk awaiting on her to input your name on a check to send out to you, this is all done electronically so that 10 days grace period is for interest.
you seem to further forget that sallie mae is handling probably the majority of our educational institutes federal grants, loans, and disbursements, so why dont you visit your banking institution and ask them this, how much interest could you earn in 10 days if you deposited a few hundred million dollars , better yet also check out student s who depend on financial aid gpa and failing classes as a result of being too far behind in their class studies to maintain a passing grade.
if a student cant afford to purchase his\her school study materials within the first couple weeks of class how can you expect that student to maintain a satisfactory gpa? that professor has a schedule to maintain in getting through a certain portion of their class material in order to complete there study materials before the semrster ends. why did the school stop issuing checks? why doesnt the school have atms on campus that accept sallie mae debit cards without the high transaction fees!!?
the point in a nutshell is simple, the schools are interested in paying their professors and faculty and can give a dam about student education or acheivements and why should they? there will never be a shortage of indigent individuals applying for grants for the purposes of advancing their education, what the present in place system is doing is, destroying the dreams of people who wanted a uchance of furthering their education by leaving them with screwed up gpa's and possibly in debt.
and you say its okay that a foriegn investment group with no interest in the advancement of our nations education be allowed to monopolize on our tax dollars?
im going to leave you with that because anything i say is bypassing your consious as a citizen of the US and you could give a dam about americas furture generations education.
tlowe22
Moreno Valley,#3Consumer Suggestion
Sun, December 15, 2013
I believe that you have the 10-day thing incorrect. I'm currently enrolled at RCC & I've been informed about this debit card. From what I'm reading, you may be misinterpreting what the 10-day wait is for.
The 10 day wait is for the actual debit card. When you "legally receive your first disbursement" Sallie Mae sends out the debit card, which can take up to 10-days. Your money is on the card, not building interest, you just have to wait to get your card. That is clearly explained to every student when you sign up for the card and that is probably the reason you got little to no answers from the staff.
You only wait 10 days when you receive your first disbursement. Once you have the card in your possession, your following disbursements will be deposited to the card within 24 hours of your disbursement date.
Since it's been a year since you posted this, I'm assuming you've been receiving your money on time and not waiting 10 days. Everything should cleared up for you now, but I would still like to submit a comment on this so that no one else reads your report and accepts that information. If I am wrong, then I deeply apologize.
Jeanski
Buffalo,#4Consumer Comment
Mon, January 14, 2013
It does sound like the financial aid process at RCC could be streamlined a little, but you are also operating under some misconceptions.
Sallie Mae ("SLM Corporation") is an American company incorporated in Delaware. You can check their SEC filings to verify. They 100% American :-)
As for the disbursements being held to gain interest, that's on Sallie Mae, not the school. A 10-day waiting period isn't unreasonable. The fact that there's no free ATM certainly is. Most schools have gone to debit cards rather than checks because it's far more economical.
My school once toyed with letting students charge their books ahead of financial aid disbursements. The problem with that is if the student drops out and the funds are returned to the government, the school has to go after the student. That's costly and time consuming.
The bottom line is that students shouldn't depend solely on financial aid to attend school and pay for books. It just isn't realistic. Students are expected to be able to front the money until financial aid arrives.
You might want to discuss this with the VA Certifying Official at the school and see if s/he has any suggestions.
Good luck!