Freshman without Money

blossom
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:52:21 +0000

OP- you may need to spend an entire day running around but it is worth it.

Housing- don’t assume that if you drop off your key that means your housing contract (and the costs associated with it) is void. Meal plan- don’t assume that when you tell housing that you are withdrawing, they will alert food services. Health Center- don’t assume that your student health fee will automatically get refunded to you once you’ve let the registrar know you aren’t showing up.

Each of these entities is going to need a separate notification but you can’t risk getting billed for a service you can’t pay for because you didn’t withdraw completely. You may find someone in the bursar’s office willing to make you a checklist of who to talk to in every department. If you get a confirmation email that you’ve withdrawn, or that your housing contract has been voided, print out each and every email. Save every piece of paper. And do not rely on someone shaking their head up and down “yes, you’ve withdrawn”. Get it in writing and save it in a file. If there is a mistake made and you get a bill for a few thousand dollars you will be very happy you took the time to print out those notifications.