Student account payment due on Monday while aids are still pending

billcsho
Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:12:22 +0000

8/31 is the payment deadline while the financial aid will not be disbursed until within 10 days from the first day of school (9/8) that would be tomorrow but not a business day. As this year we have the latest Labor Day, there is only one business day left for us to check the balance and make final payment before deadline. That may make some of us very nervous. Or we may need to pay extra for now to avoid late fee. On my D’s student account, the loan amount in the pending aid does not match the amount on the award notice. So I have to make payment before aid using the number that I would not have any unpaid balance left. To make it more complicated, my D just received another scholarship notice today and further reduced the loan amount. According to the FA office, the scholarship announced today may not be disbursed until next Wednesday. Fortunately, we live in town. If necessary, we may just pay with a check at the office on Monday afternoon. I wonder what would other students do in situation like this. Use payment plan? Or just pay extra in advance and leave money in the account?