<p>wherezwallace,
Instead of writing a check put the tuition on a credit card and then pay off the balance when it comes. Every semester we get 25,000 miles (enough for one super-saver ticket). USC does not charge a fee to do this. </p>
<p>(We do not really like to pay the bills either but it was a choice we made and I try to remind myself we are lucky to be able to do it)</p>