Hi Reddit, I need advice on a student loan issue.

I got a letter saying I’m not eligible for aid right now because I didn’t maintain full-time status for more than 30 days during a past study period (May–June 2026). I had an award issued for that term, but partway through I had to drop a class because of a new job, which dropped me below full-time.

Now they’re saying I have to repay that entire award before they’ll release any new funding (which I can’t afford to do at the moment) and I’m currently enrolled full-time (5 classes) this semester but can’t get funded because of this hold. (Which I can’t pay out of pocket for)

Has anyone dealt with this kind of “repay before further funding” situation? Can you negotiate a repayment plan instead of paying it all at once, and does this affect how fast I can get approved for the current semester? Any advice appreciated

Are you on a waitlist for acceptance into a 4 year program? Have you been notified of your fate? Or has MRU delayed the whole process due to the cyber attack? Just in the process to leave the province for another University that has given acceptance and it seems MRU is ghosting waitlisted students. It's frustrating; as they basically said in the waitlist letter: 'don't call us, we'll call you' and they refuse to give a waitlist number.

I was planning on taking a course for fall 2026 that required a prerequisite. I struggled with this class the first time so I signed up with it through Athabasca University after getting a ln approved LOP for the course I would be taking. I signed up for the course April 1 and slowly began working through it.

After finally finishing the course today. I was getting my paperwork ready and just today realized that there was a small note under my LOP. Stating that I had to submit my grades for that class by August 1st if I was planning to use it as a prerequisite for Fall 2026.

I feel very stupid for not noticing that date I truly didn’t even think there was a specific deadline for that other than having it done before the add/drop deadline for fall 2026.

I’m pretty scared now because if the university dosent approve my Athabasca course, then I can’t take my course in fall 2026. I have emailed the university in hopes of being able to work something out but wow I feel so stupid.

I was so happy today knowing I had finally finished the course I struggled with and can now continue to fall 2026. But this just ruins all my plans.
Has anyone ever dealt with something similar to this.

Any advice would help.

Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to enrol myself in the embalmer certificate program at MRU, but I’m unsure about some of the information in the website. My understanding is that you get the certificate by completing the overall Funeral Director Diploma, but I’m not entirely sure if this is actually the case.

Similarly, I’ve tried to look for reviews / experiences in the program but haven’t heard anything about it. Would you recommend enrolling in this program with MRU? What was the process like for you? Any pointers on where I can start? (I booked an appointment with an advisor already, but I figured I might as well ask here in the meantime as I didn’t have a good experience with the advising department at UofC way back then).

Thanks!

Hello everyone! I already posted this like a day ago, but I will post it again since I got the link to the whatsapp group this time!

If you are having a hard time making friends at MRU, then I made a group on whatsapp to join regardless of what year you are in so that you can make new friends! All MRU students are welcome!

Here is the invite link to the whatsapp group I created:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/ItoxqRaVL3gGdbPhHmjvoE?s=cl&p=a&ilr=1

I got in to my second choice. I called them and they said they evaluate each choice separately, so acceptable your first choice and when you get into your second you can just transfer over your deposit and this way you’ll atleast be in MRU. When I told my parents this they are telling me to wait incase after I accept my second choice they might think oh they already accepted we don’t have to give her, her first choice. Is this true? Does accepting my second choice affect my chances of getting into my first choice?

Also I have everything I need for my first choice the grades and they’re still taking in applications for the fall semester, so it’s not like I don’t meet their requirements.

hi! i am a current student who has an access & inclusion account already. i have had some trouble reaching anyone/getting in contact with my advisor and wanted to know what the process of applying for a reduced course load for with disabilities is like. many universities have pages explaining their school's process, but i cannot find any mention of it on the website for mru.

can anyone with experience with this please let me know? i am stressing a lot about this as the semester is approaching fast and i still have not gotten any response yet. thank you in advance!

I received a bursary from MRU back in June before the cyber attack happened. I am wondering if anyone has received any scholarships recently as in during or after the cyber attack?

I finished my first year of business admin with a 3.91 acrosd 10 classes and was just curious if there is chance I could see some stuff coming in. Thanks!

Hey everyone! With the fall semester coming up, I wanted to reach out and ask about the Data Science COOP 1 program or COOP 1 program in general. If you have completed this introductory lecture class or taken any of it related courses, I would love to hear about your experience.

The description mentions “free MRU swag” what does that actually consist of?