<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I'll try to make this as simple as possible. I graduated from a reputable graduate school, took a licensure examination, passed, and received licensure in the state where I went to school. 

I also almost immediately accepted a job offer in another state. I started the process for getting my professional license in state #2 as soon as possible, and was told it would take 3-4 weeks to "process" by state #2's licensure authority. I communicated this to my new employer and we decided on a start date around the 4 week point. 

In order to process my license in state #2, paperwork verifying my education was needed from my school. Last week I learned that my school had sent in that paperwork without completing it correctly. I immediately asked them to re-send it and made certain it was correct. However, I'm now back at the bottom of the "processing" timeframe. 

Currently, it's been over a week since I was meant to start and all other paperwork was processed for my license - in other words, the form from the school is what is keeping me from working. 

I have been very frugal but still have basic bills that need to be paid (rent, utilities, etc). I've been asking for help from my family and they've been very generous, but they aren't wealthy either and this is straining their finances (to say the least). My partner seems to think that I can write to someone in authority at my school and ask for compensation for the lost work time. I say no way, I'm just a "brick in the wall" so to speak and the best I can hope for is a formal apology letter.
<bot>: I have lost at least a couple weeks (by the time this is over) of working time due to a paperwork error from my school. Is there precedent for asking my school to compensate me?