<p>In the spring of 2007 we sent a $300 tuition deposit to D’s school to secure her place in the freshman class. I think we thought it would apply to first semester tuition, although it’s been so long that I really forget. Graduation was in May. Today a letter comes from the school to her at our home address. D gives permission to open it, since it looks like a bill. Nope, it’s the $300 - minus $8.74 for library materials. Check made out to D.
I laughed out loud. Totally forgotten money, but we paid it in and she gets it back!<br>
It’s actually a pretty good system; as long as outstanding fees and charges are less than $300 the kids can get their diplomas at graduation and don’t have to admit to a house full of relatives that they didn’t pay their library fines…and her dad is still a co-signer on her account, so it will move over to ours once deposited.</p>
<p>Wow, what a great system, dragonmom! I wonder why more schools don’t do it that way.</p>
<p>YIPPEE – nice to get some $$$ back. That didn’t happen with our S, but it would be a nice surprise, for sure! Our kiddos DO get a credit back on their housing deposit once they leave the university housing system, but that’s it.</p>
<p>S2’s school just nickels and dimes us to death – fee for this, fee for that, separate charge for the fruit salad, extra charge for the blue cheese dressing. I’ll be glad when he’s done.</p>
<p>We have that situation, too, won’t get it back until 2013.
I had forgotten all about it until I read your post.</p>
<p>Yes, great idea. My S1 got his diploma and a bill for $4.85 for over limit printing. Unreal.</p>
<p>I remember not getting a diploma until you walked over to the burser’s office and wrote a check and the check cleared. Not that I had library or computer fees outstanding, nope not me. Remember computer use fees?
And if there was a dorm deposit refunded we never saw that one!</p>