The original post: /r/amitheasshole by /u/jaydogg4 on 2025-04-06 07:20:33.
Please read everything before giving your opinion. So I 20 (m) was attending college and one of the scholarships I received was renewable every year. Scholarships are usually split in half to have funds each semester (Fall and Spring). Keep that in mind. So I only had one semester of college left so I wasn't expecting the full amount of funds I usually got on my scholarship contract cause I was only gonna be there for one semester. Then I received the contract and it was the full amount and the contract stated that all the money was for that singular semester. So I signed the contract that was sent and notified my college to expect the funds So the school year starts and everything was fine, the school was just waiting for the funds. I then received an email from a woman at the organization (don't know her age) stating that she made a mistake and sent the wrong amount I was supposed to receive in my contract cause the amount she sent was meant for a full year and I was only gonna be in school for one semester. She then proceeded to tell me she was gonna null that contract, there was basically no negotiating, and she'd send me another contract with a different and way small amount. And she furtherly told me to tell the college that it was a mistake and I wasn't getting that amount. I was stressed out cause I really needed that money to finish off college comfortably (I had never taken out a loan for college). So I talked to my family and mentors at my college about the situation. When I contacted my schools financial aid department to tell them what happened, I was told that since I signed a contract that I should threaten legal action if I didn't receive the full amount. So I took there advice and politely told the lady that per the advice of my school's financial aid office, I would be seeking legal action if the contract wasn't honored. She emailed back quick and said they'd honor it. I got the money. Then a couple weeks later, the boss of the organization (don't know her age) emailed me to basically repremand me for threatening legal action. She stated that they do there best to support their students and I should really think before threatening legal action on someone who tried to help me. So I responded telling her the full story cause I figured the lady who initially emailed me didn't tell her boss the full story. I also told her that it's not my fault they made a mistake and I was taking advice from my college financial aid department. I never heard from them again. AITA?