<human>: First of all, by debt I mean about $250, it's not really a big deal but I'm worried of what might happen if I don't pay the bill.

So, here's the deal. Last year I applied to a bunch of colleges, ended up choosing one and paying all the deposits, reserved a spot on the dorms, etc...

For personal reasons I was not able to attend college, so I let them know by email that I would not be attending, and my admission and scholarship were both cancelled. I assumed this would cut all ties with the school. By the way, I did this back in July, before classes or orientation began, so I never even touched school grounds.

The $250 charge comes from a "no show fee" from the residential deparment. They say that because I didn't let them know specifically that I wouldn't be attending I have to pay this fee, despite the fact that other departments had no problem with it.

I'm very reluctant to pay this fee. I already had paid a deposit for the room, and it feels stupid to me that I'm being charged because I didn't email every single department in the school separately. I've tried to get them to drop the charge, but they won't. 

So now I'm wondering if anything would happen if I just didn't pay it. I have no plans to attend, or have any interaction with this college whatsoever. I never attended or enrolled, so they can't put a hold on anything.

If I don't pay, will this keep me from getting into a different college? Will the debt come back to bite me in the ass? Can they pursue it legally or something?

I guess, what's the worst case scenario here?

I figure best case scenario they just don't care and I go on living life normally forever. But I'm worried that this debt might keep me from graduating at another college or something. Does anyone have any experience with things like this?

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: College charged me $250 for not showing up after cancelling my enrollment. Will this debt keep me from attending/graduating a different college?