Student account payment due on Monday while aids are still pending

rhandco
Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:16:07 +0000

It depends on the college how worried you should be.

What I tell my students is that they should attend classes unless they are thrown out (and technically, we are “supposed to” get rid of anyone not on the most up-to-date registration list but no one does in freshman classes), and talk to their professors if they cannot access their class websites.

And I have NEVER heard of a student being evicted from their dorm if payment slips by a day or even a week or more. So don’t worry about that aspect.

The only thing that matters is that if there is a slight delay in funds, your daughter may have to spend a bit of time making sure she stays up with her classes.

Realize there are students who are in much more dire situations than being off by a day or two. You can always call the college and ask them, but for the most part, they don’t want to mess around with having to refund you if you pay and then loans come in. If you aren’t sure if a loan or scholarship would come in, that is totally different, and I would pay up front.