<p>Oh . . . now I see that H-Bomber just told you the same thing! :)</p>
<p>Terrific info - thanks gadad and h-bomber!</p>
<p>I recently recvd the term bill and Iâm a bit confused about the total. Where does it have listed the portion that the student pays? for example the work study and the student contribution portion. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>The term bill is not broken down by student/parent obligations. That is between you and your child. Work study money does not go directly to the term bill. Students get jobs and use the money as they best see fit ⊠books, spending money, etc. If you have agreed that your child will be using that money toward the term bill (once he secures a work study job) then he would have to give the money to you and you would use it toward the term bill.</p>
<p>Be aware that âcreditsâ such as waiving health insurance often take a cycle or two to appear.</p>
<p>If you use scholarships to cover workstudy, do you get that money you would have earned through work-study?</p>
<p>twinmom,</p>
<p>Got it. Thanks!</p>
<p>another question⊠Is the amount due now the amount due for the total semester? </p>
<p>sorry for the dumb questions, but this is so new to me :)</p>
<p>Yes, the amount due is for the total semester.</p>
<p>I just found this site and have read thru most of the posts and gathered a wealth of information! And many of my questions and concerns have been answered!! Thanks.</p>
<p>My D - incoming Freshman - is flying solo Aug. 31st for FAP and my D2 and husband will arrive Sept. 5 for move in. We are in Dallas. Have lots of airline choices to Boston but only one direct carrier - American. We have all tickets for this trip but have not purchased more due to not knowing scheduling. We have pretty much concluded Thsgiving is not long enough for the expense but I know it will be hard on all of us without her.</p>
<p>We had not planned on attending Parent Weekend but after reading your posts I am having second thoughts. At least one of us should consider attending.</p>
<p>fauve,
Thanks.</p>
<p>guitars101, The amount due is for the entire semester; however, you can ask for a monthly payment plan. </p>
<p>Beach02, Welcome to CC! Last year, we did exactly what you are going to do - DD flew in before us for a pre-registration activity, and we (me, DW, D2 and S1) came later with most of her stuff. DD did not come home for Thanksgiving - last year Thanksgiving was very late and she was home less than three weeks after Thanksgiving. I would suggest, though, making reservations for your DD to come home in December. The last day of classes is 16 December. Parents weekend, IMHO, is worth attending.</p>
<p>Thanks MSMDAD.
Yes, after telling my husband about the threads I read today we are thinking at least one of us will make plans to be there for Parents Weekend. I did go with my DD to the Pre Frosh weekend the end of April and I know how informative it was so I can imagine Parents Weekend would be great after our kids have been there for a couple of months.</p>
<p>I was planning on getting her ticket home for Winter break soon and I know they can leave Dec. 16th but we have heard different stories about returning in Januaray. Does anyone know when they REALLY have to be back? Jan. 1? Jan. 2? We had one guy (rising Jr.) from our area tell us some professors donât require them to be back until the following week?</p>
<p>Beach - Congrats to your D on getting into FAP. My D1 did FAP and found it amazing. Two years later, many of her FAP buddies are her best friends.</p>
<p>Welcome Beach02 ⊠and congratulations on your daughterâs acceptance. Most freshmen comeback on the date stated ⊠I believe thatâs January 2 though I donât have the calendar handy. Upperclassmen often come back later. Itâs not a function of the professors (unless the student is in a foreign language class or lab that continues to meet during reading period) ⊠rather, itâs a function of being there to study during reading period and write papers as well.</p>
<p>Classes actually end before winter break ⊠again, except for foreign language classes and some labs.</p>
<p>Itâs probably a good idea for freshmen to spend their first reading period on campus.</p>
<p>The pre-orientation groups are all amazing. Many of my daughterâs best friends came out of that as well!</p>
<p>Question about the Health InsuranceâŠ</p>
<p>On my term bill it has listed two separate charges for blue cross/blueshield and another for Student health Fee. Can someone who has a student at H please explain what the difference is? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>guitars101, one is for insurance (BC/BS) that you can waive if your DS/DD is covered by another insurance company (caution: If you do decide to waive coverage, make sure that the insurance company is not âout-of-networkâ in the Boston area). The other, Student Health Fee, is mandatory for everyone and covers consultations in the Harvard University Health Services Clinics (plural, because depending on the specialty, your DD/DS may have to go as far as the Harvard Business School for a consultation).</p>
<p>MSMDAD,</p>
<p>Thank you so much! this really helps. I will call my insurance company tomorrow to check on this.</p>
<p>Just have to say that we were pleasantly surprised by our first bill from Harvard. No ugly surprises. No unexpected hidden fees. And we appreciate very much that they are already crediting our balance with outside scholarships they havenât even received yet.</p>
<p>I appreciate the transparency much as I grumble about the full-freight cost.</p>
<p>One thing to think about in paying your Harvard bill is the option of paying in advance. If you have the money and are pretty certain that your son or daughter wonât drop out or want to transfer to another school (heaven forbid!), you can pay for all the remaining college years at the current yearâs prices and thus avoid the 6 or 7% increase every year. We didnât do this, but I was tempted.</p>
<p>I didnât know that could be done. Good to know. Wow, is the increase really 6% or 7% each year?</p>