I can't stand my school. How do I drop out without losing health insurance?

Question

i.m currently enrolled in art school at one of the art institutes (boo). they work on a quarterly system there. so you can go year-round and graduate sooner. i.m almost positive that i no longer want to attend this school. (which is made obvious by my straight F.s and no attendance) so pretty much i.ve messed up.

i want to attend community college come fall and just get the basics out of the way for a lot less money then at ai.

the only problem is that if i drop out of school now. i will lose my parents health insurance which is needed for different doctors i see regularly and medication that i need.

what do i do?

is there any way that i can register with the community college and show the insurance company that i will be attending school come fall?

gahhh! help?

Answer 1

Apply at the community college and see if they will even accept your transfer with those bad grades. I'm surprised that you haven't been given academic suspension or probation with those grades you have.

Anyway.

Just deal with going another quarter. If you can't get a refund, just skip out on your classes. Your profs don't care, you don't care. Whatever dude. You know?

If you already skip all the time, what's the problem with just skipping the rest of the summer?

Answer 2

No unless you buy maybe a low cost insurance.  You would probably have to pay about $100 a month.

Answer 3

If you were a full time student in the Spring semester of 2008, and will be a full-time student in the Fall semester of 2008, (irrespective of the fact that you are transferring schools,) you will still be qualified under your parents plan, because your status hasn't changed. Yes, go ahead and register at the community college. That is all you need to do. Take at least 12 credits-so that your status is full-time. The fact that you weren't successful at your current school does not change your status for insurance purposes.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 4

Call and speak with the insurance provider directly and tell them your circumstances. I do not believe you have to maintain full-time summer school status to be eligible.  Generally speaking, it is just spring and fall that matters to them.  Do not tell them you are going to do anything, but mention that you "wondering" what their policies are.

In response to Flippy- Do NOT skip out on your classes!  I made that mistake the first round of college.  It WILL come back to bite you in the butt. Most 4 year university's require a minimum 2.0 or 2.7 to transfer back, and skipping those classes will s***w your GPA up.