twinsmomfla99
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 9, 2014 21:37:54 GMT
Make sure your child is aware of any tuition/housing payment deadlines and the consequences of not meeting them!
I recently started a position as an academic advisor at a state university, and I am dreading the phone calls and emails I'm going to receive starting next Thursday. Why? Because Wednesday is the deadline to pay at least 60% of you tuition (any financial aid you will receive counts towards the 60% payment). Failure to pay by then will result in the student being dropped from all classes.
I understand the reason for the rule, and I do agree with it. By requiring students to pay a substantial portion, you know they are committed to arriving on campus and using those classroom spots. If you haven't paid by then, there is a chance that you will not be coming, and you are holding onto a spot in a class that may be needed by other students, and by opening those spots on Thursday, students who still need classes can add them before classes start on Monday.
But still, I am dreading the panicked calls and emails I am sure to receive when those who are dropped from their classes realize that they no longer have a schedule, in spite of the MANY reminder emails that have been sent to both students and parents. UGH!!!
So parents, remind your kids--check those accounts! And log in regularly to the student email account that is used to distribute official school information!
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 9, 2014 22:20:08 GMT
Having worked in a registrar's office of a large university, I know exactly the calls you are going to get. And depending on when they open up registration again, those kids will NOT get their classes back because when they got dropped from the class, someone else snapped it up.
It isn't pretty for sure.
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 9, 2014 22:23:08 GMT
It's not just universities, either. My community college has a "tuition-drop" day for those who registered but haven't paid in full. And then there is the same scramble to re-enroll in the same class for most of those students. Unfortunately, many of ours are waiting for loans or Pell Grant monies to be placed in their accounts, so they literally CAN'T pay the tuition. They don't have the money yet.
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Post by donna on Aug 9, 2014 22:28:15 GMT
You mean you actually send the info to the parents? When our boys were in college the info only went to their school email. This was a little shock the first year for the oldest because he did not realize this and was not checking very often.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 22:29:38 GMT
Be aware of how your institution handles it. Our students are not automatically dropped from classes. If you don't pay in full by the deadline you start accruing interest on the account. If you are a no-show because you decided to go to school some where else you are still responsible for full payment with us.
So, we avoid the early semester "I got dropped" but get the following semester, or even a couple years later, "what do you mean I owe $10,0000? I never went to school there!"
Know your deadlines and Know the consequences for not meeting them for every school you applied to. Some of the students will tell me they applied but didn't realize they also enrolled or signed a contract with housing since it was all done online. They thought they were just exploring their options.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 9, 2014 22:44:50 GMT
Be aware of how your institution handles it. Our students are not automatically dropped from classes. If you don't pay in full by the deadline you start accruing interest on the account. If you are a no-show because you decided to go to school some where else you are still responsible for full payment with us. So, we avoid the early semester "I got dropped" but get the following semester, or even a couple years later, "what do you mean I owe $10,0000? I never went to school there!" Know your deadlines and Know the consequences for not meeting them for every school you applied to. Some of the students will tell me they applied but didn't realize they also enrolled or signed a contract with housing since it was all done online. They thought they were just exploring their options. I'm glad we don't do that. If you are dropped and never pay, you never owe, either. However, you don't get your deposit back unless you actually withdraw from the University. |
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 9, 2014 22:47:04 GMT
You mean you actually send the info to the parents? When our boys were in college the info only went to their school email. This was a little shock the first year for the oldest because he did not realize this and was not checking very often. We don't send the information about specific accounts to parents, but we do send out general announcements and reminders to parents who sign up for those kinds of alerts. Of course, a student can grant access to their University account to parents. Some choose to give them complete access to everything, including grades. Most only grant access to the part that lets the parents pay the bills.  |
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Post by ReneeH20 on Aug 9, 2014 22:51:11 GMT
You mean you actually send the info to the parents? When our boys were in college the info only went to their school email. This was a little shock the first year for the oldest because he did not realize this and was not checking very often. Yep. The schools my kids go to don't send anything to the parents. Everything is by e-mail. It took lots of reminding for both of them to check their school e-mail daily. ETA:the e-mail the school provided, not their personal e-mail. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 9, 2014 22:58:55 GMT
You mean you actually send the info to the parents? When our boys were in college the info only went to their school email. This was a little shock the first year for the oldest because he did not realize this and was not checking very often. No, the information doesn't go to the parents. They have no access, unless given by the kids, to their accounts. Where I was, there was a specific person assigned to deal with parents trying to get access to information (usually grades) and there were legal steps that had to be taken in order for it to happen. In the whole time I was there, it never did. My kids both are taking dual enrollment classes I could only get information about grades from the high school, not from the college-even though they are minors. |
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Post by theboydbunch on Aug 9, 2014 22:59:29 GMT
Thanks for the important reminder! This is college bound responsibility for students 101  |
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Post by 1lear on Aug 9, 2014 23:03:14 GMT
Thanks for this reminder. Both my girls get emails they forward to me regarding payment. This summer, it seemed really late before we received the bill for fall semester-one school we received the bill mid-July, the other about 2 weeks ago.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 23:05:11 GMT
We have a proxy access so the student can give permission to a specific person to receive certain types of information. For instance the student can set it up so mom's email gets generic deadline notices but nothing else. Dad can be given access to financial info (thinking kids in a divorce situation here where dad is paying but student has been living with mom) But it is up to the student to set it up. And the student can close it down at any time.
We can't talk to the parents about anything specific. We can only discuss general policy. If a parent comes to a meeting with the student I have to point blank tell the student we are going to be discussing grades. Are you sure you are ok with this person hearing anything we may discuss.
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Post by Merge on Aug 9, 2014 23:08:35 GMT
BTDT on the advisor side. There's only so much you can do to communicate with kids.
Does your office use social media at all? The departmental advisor who followed me set up Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for the advising office and had the kids follow them at orientation, because so many these days never check their email. I thought it was a smart idea.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 10, 2014 0:43:20 GMT
BTDT on the advisor side. There's only so much you can do to communicate with kids. Does your office use social media at all? The departmental advisor who followed me set up Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for the advising office and had the kids follow them at orientation, because so many these days never check their email. I thought it was a smart idea. Yep. FB, Twitter, Instagram--you name it! Plus the notifications they got when they registered for classes, plus text alerts if they are subscribed to the service, and even good ole snail mail post cards to the home address on record. Some will inevitably ignore it all or just forget. DD went out of town this weekend, and I made her go to the office of student accounts to make sure she was good for the semester. She's paid in full with no holds, thank goodness.  I didn't want to deal with any last minute craziness when she gets back Tuesday. |
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Post by sillyrabbit on Aug 10, 2014 0:50:54 GMT
I used to work in the Business Office of a small liberal arts college, and there were always a few kids in tears in my office because they forgot to pay. It always made me sad but there wasn't anything I could do about it.
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I didn't want to deal with any last minute craziness when she gets back Tuesday.