Question about Financial Aid - Current Students, please help!

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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:50:19 +0000

Thanks for the answer.
Do mind answering another question? Pwoods, I’m curious about the whole raise $2400 in the summer thing! It’s listed as Student Contribution which means I pay to the college right? Yet, on some websites, Columbia describes the $2400 fee as “to be available for the student’s educational expenses” ([Admitted Students | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing](FAQs: Admitted Students | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing))
If the money is going directly to the college, how is it ever going to be available to me? I’ve seen some people say the money is used as pocket money for the student throughout the year while others say it’s more like tuition and must be paid to the school before semesters. Could you clarify this for me?