<prompt> Human: I received an e-mail from the Bursars Office telling me I had a balance due. Normally, my grants have covered tuition fully with some left over for books. However, when I checked the balance. they were charging an extra 2k for tuition simply because I am upperclassman. I have had to drop the classes I registered for, which in turn caused them to withdraw me for the semester. I already have 3k in student loans, which I took out to have a vehicle. Im trying to stay away from the debt trap, and even so it was too late to take out loans to cover the semester. What should I do to get back into school without taking out more loans?Assistant: Dropping out of school over 2k makes no sense. Reregister for the classes and discuss payments arrangement with the school. Get a job to cover the difference. Make sure you save enough to cover next semester as well. The financial aid department at your school may have some suggestions as well..I know you said it was too late to take out student loans this time, but for the record graduating school with 12k in student loans is not the worst thingHuman: I agree. I even told her I wasnt withdrawing or dropping out. I only needed to not take classes to get money together as Ive unfortunately had misfortune that drains me of savings every time. However, as the advisor said, Dropping your classes means withdrawing. Wtf?  <response>: Every school has a minimum number of credits per semester to be considered a student. If you were close to it, youre not in a position to drop a class.Regardless, its a bad idea to make such a big deal over 2k. If you cant rustle it up, go to your bank and see about taking out a private student loan. Do your research so you dont get acrewed on the interest rate, but any reputable bank will almost certainly lend you 2k at 10 or less. Problem solved 