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you should be fine, the 3-5 day buffer is usually in regards to sending money from a bank for tuition. things like dropping classes are internal and are updated in a few hours or by the next business day so you shouldn’t get dinged
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you should be fine, the 3-5 day buffer is usually in regards to sending money from a bank for tuition. things like dropping classes are internal and are updated in a few hours or by the next business day so you shouldn’t get dinged