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I’m an online civil engineering student and tonight my school suddenly changed my financial aid/FCI status because I exceeded SAP max timeframe for attempted credits. The weird part is that I’m actually doing very well academically right now. I have a 4.0 GPA and 100% completion rate, so this isn’t an academic suspension situation.

I already submitted the SAP appeal tonight, but now I’m stressing because Financial Check-In can’t fully process while the appeal is pending and I’m worried my registered classes are going to get auto dropped before anyone even reviews the appeal.

I’m also using GI Bill benefits and only need a relatively small amount of aid to finish my degree, which makes this feel even more frustrating.

Has anyone had schools temporarily protect enrollment while a SAP max timeframe appeal was pending, or do they usually just drop classes automatically if FCI/payment isn’t resolved in time?

I’m a civil engineering student using the Post-9/11 GI Bill and I only have around 4 months of entitlement left. I recently applied for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship because engineering is taking longer than my remaining GI Bill covers.

At the same time, my school flagged me for SAP max timeframe because I exceeded attempted hours overall, even though I currently have a 4.0 GPA and 100% completion rate in my engineering program. I already submitted the SAP appeal tonight.

My main concern right now is whether my classes could get dropped while the SAP appeal is pending because my Financial Check-In changed suddenly. I’m trying to figure out whether schools usually pause that process while appeals are being reviewed or if people end up getting removed from courses unless they make payment arrangements first.

Anybody been through something similar with GI Bill benefits and the STEM extension?

I’m an online civil engineering student at Liberty and my FCI situation changed kind of last minute because I hit the SAP max timeframe limit (attempted hours issue). I already submitted the appeal tonight and I’m in good academic standing with a 4.0 and 100% completion rate, so this isn’t an academic suspension thing.

My question is mainly whether Liberty will actually auto drop my registered courses while the SAP appeal is pending if FCI can’t be completed in time.

I’m also using GI Bill benefits and waiting on the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM extension decision, so I’m trying to figure out if I need to panic tonight or if pending appeals usually stop the system from dropping classes.

Anybody been through this specifically at LU?

listening to the audiobook this morning, i think around chapter 2 it starts going into it

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i’ve got a few months before starting a new role that leans into civil 3d, grading, utilities, and some drainage work, coming from more field exposure than design, trying to use the time wisely and not just bounce between random tutorials, what would you prioritize to actually be useful day one and not just know buttons

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