

You may continue to receive financial aid by meeting all of the following criteria, which have been established as the minimum standards for making SAP at Illinois: Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) Academic r ecords are reviewed at the end of every term to determine if SAP requirements are being met. C hanges in major or degree objective have no effect on SAP c alculations. We look at your academic records based on your academic level (undergraduate, graduate, law, etc.). Our review is independent from any review of your academic record conducted by various academic departments. Students who don’t meet our SAP requirements may lose their eligibility to receive federal, state, and institutional financial aid. This policy applies to all periods of enrollment whether or not students receive aid. Your official academic record maintained by the Office of the Registrar is reviewed each semester to determine compliance with the SAP requirements. Requirements for Financial Aid EligibilityĪll students are monitored for SAP regardless of their eligibility or intent to receive financial aid. We’re required by federal regulations to ensure that all enrolled students are making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) toward completing their degree.

And when they are “held accountable,” it usually involves a settlement far smaller than the total money stolen from U.S. We pay billions upon billions in predatory, completely nonsensical fees charged by companies that rarely see any accountability for fraud.

Meanwhile, the lawyers are likely to get $3.5 million. The settlement “represents a refund of approximately 6-11 months of the average fees,” they read. That’s only a fraction of what AT&T’s own records show it charged: $180 per customer on average since 2015, according to documents. The Verge’s Sean Hollister notes that a Judge tentatively approved the settlement in June and AT&T is now getting ready to refund users a tiny fraction of the money that was taken from them: That will be credited back to your account, so there’s no opportunity to use it for anything other than AT&T service. AT&T Mobility) was quietly settled in May for $14 million, netting each impacted user a one-time payment of between $15 and $29. With regulators completely AWOL (a common theme on this front) a class action lawsuit attempted to hold AT&T accountable. What it really does is allow AT&T to nickel-and-dime you beyond the advertised price. That’s particularly true of the cable and broadband industry, which has saddled consumers with billions in fees for decades, with little real penalty.Ĭase in point: since 2013 or so, AT&T has been charging its wireless subscribers an “administrative fee.” AT&T openly admits this isn’t a government tax or surcharge it’s just a completely bogus bit of nonsense AT&T says “helps cover a portion of costs to AT&T related to wireless service.” But that’s what your full bill is for. regulators effectively declared that it was okay to rip off consumers with a dizzying array of bogus fees, letting companies falsely advertise one rate, then sock you with a bunch of additional surcharges when the bill comes due.
