The Delay

Im not sure what to do now but I just received notice that my school wants to delay my departure from the US until Aug 15th. I dont even know if I can do this. This is very inconvenient. First, I have quit my job so I have no income for the next 6 weeks and my prospects of getting a job for 6 weeks would be slim to none. Second, I was planning on attending law school next year when I get back. If I was not able to get back until Aug. 15th I would have little time to prepare for school. Third, It took me a month to gather my documents and now they are sent off so if I wanted to apply to a different school I would have to recollect my documents.