I want to do Umass' 'University Without Walls' program for a bachelor's degree in writing. The program can be taken online, and financial aid covers it, so it's pretty promising. The only problem was, I remembered in order to enroll, you obviously have to put your name on the registration form... Your legal name.
Umass clearly states they are very open to different races, sexes, orientations and whatnot, and I asked the admins if I could put a different name on the form (I'm waiting to hear back), but I'm not sure if I can just write 'Kyle' where it says name. Especially with financial aid concerned; if the name on the FAFSA doesn't match the name on the class register, I'm worried it'll cause an issue. And I'm not sure I can enroll as 'Kyle' on FAFSA either...
What are your experiences with names on school records and what not? The only reason I'm concerned at all, is because my legal name will show up on the degree when I finish the program. I don't want that.