<prompt> Human: Im currently a grad student who will be finishing up in December. I signed a housing agreement for the entire year thinking that Id be able to take a half semester contract. Turns out that I am forced to pay for the entire year even though Ill be graduating. So now I have to pay 3500 for the semester despite not even living there and lose a 500 security deposit. I also cant even live there if I wanted to because you have to be a current student during the term. Ive already spoken with a manager about the situation and had my college dean write a letter to the office requesting that I be released from the contract. Since its due today I am forced to pay the amount, but it seems unfair that I have to pay for a place and not even be able to occupy the space.Any suggestions on recourse? Edit: : I understand. I took a leave of absence and was refunded for the term I was away so thats why I asked. My main concern is in the fairness of paying for the semester and not even being able to live there which wasnt made clear to me. Also the contract has a cancellation policy and there was no mention of policies about graduating which is why I wanted to see if there was anything I could do. Lesson learnedish  <response>: Goes without saying but read your contracts.Welcome to the big world where words having meaning and nothing is fair.Take it as a lesson, a very expensive lesson. 