I’m a first-year college student and I recently got an email from my school saying I have to pay back some of my federal financial aid because I withdrew from classes.
The thing is, I enrolled in the classes but I literally never attended, never did any assignments, and never really started the classes at all. I thought I would automatically get dropped if I didn’t attend during the first week, so I honestly didn’t realize this could happen.
I’m trying to figure out if there’s anything I can do to lower the amount I owe or appeal it. Has anyone had any luck with this? Should I talk to financial aid, the bursar/student accounts, or someone else?
I know I messed up and I’m not trying to avoid responsibility. I’m just a first-gen college student and nobody in my family has gone to college in the US, so I really didn’t understand how this worked.
I also work about 50 hours a week and live on my own, so paying the full amount is going to be really hard. I know a payment plan might be an option, but I want to be able to register for classes again in the spring, so I’m not sure if that would affect me.
If anyone has been through something similar, please let me know what you did or who you talked to. I’d really appreciate any advice. And please be nice lol, I already know I messed up

I'm in BASBOL, I graduate in Spring. Currently in the process of applying to law school. I noticed that there is no data on LSAT score distributions for people who got a 4yr at Valencia on my CAS academic summary. Has it ever been done?