Showing posts with label fees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fees. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Don't do the crime if you can't pay the fine.
The sheer busyness of life on Planet College offers numerous opportunities to cut corners, especially with minor nuisances like parking meters. "I'm just gonna run in here for a second so I don't have to put any money in the meter." Experience often shows it is best to put the money in the parking meter- even if you'll "only be a minute." While parking without paying may not seem like a serious crime, once a parking ticket is issued the actual fine can be steep. And ignoring the ticket can add up to some serious money. Skipping a few coins now can result in to paying some major bucks later. Parking tickets add up. If they are on campus unpaid tickets can eventually interfere with getting copies of your transcript. So before you "just stop for a minute" in the disabled parking space or a no parking zone-think- do you have the money to pay the fine? Well? Probably not. So go park where it's free, even if you have to walk a few blocks. Don't do the crime if you can't pay the fine.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Transfer Dancers
Students are mobile. Transferring on Planet College is practically a given in almost every student life. You may have already transferred from a community college to a four year school. You may have transferred from one school to another. Maybe more than once. You may be a member of the Frequent Transferers Club. For whatever reason transferring is one of the givens, an inevitable part of life on Planet College for most average students.
Right now, due to costs, it might seem cheaper to finish your lower division stuff at a community college. These schools are less costly than four year institutions but provide qualified education for the basics. If you've spent some time at a four year campus you may be "too cool" for those schools but if you are going back to save money you still need to follow their procedures.
If you are considering transferring to any other school there are some basics to remember.
Inform every one. That's simple but don't forget. Tell everyone you know you are now at another school. If you are using your current school's e-mail system you probably need to forward you new email to your contact list. Schools don't usually provide e-mail forwarding.
Find out when the transfer student orientation is on your new campus. Even if you think you know everything you will probably need to be there for your new campus id photo.
Get the transcript request and fees in. This is crucial. Your new school or whichever school needs your information needs your transcripts. And this all costs money. So make sure the fees are in along with the transfer requests.
Find out from your new school if you will need a hand-carried transcript for the student orientation. Not to burden you with agonizing details but this will mean you will, in fact, need a transcript copy from your old school to carry to your new school.
How about housing? Do you have a place? Well. You'll need one. So get on it.
Permits etc. Can you bring your car? Will you need it? Find out now. If you do bring your car you will no doubt need at least one parking permit.
There are, as always on Planet College, numerous details to transferring. Start now and get it done.
Right now, due to costs, it might seem cheaper to finish your lower division stuff at a community college. These schools are less costly than four year institutions but provide qualified education for the basics. If you've spent some time at a four year campus you may be "too cool" for those schools but if you are going back to save money you still need to follow their procedures.
If you are considering transferring to any other school there are some basics to remember.
Inform every one. That's simple but don't forget. Tell everyone you know you are now at another school. If you are using your current school's e-mail system you probably need to forward you new email to your contact list. Schools don't usually provide e-mail forwarding.
Find out when the transfer student orientation is on your new campus. Even if you think you know everything you will probably need to be there for your new campus id photo.
Get the transcript request and fees in. This is crucial. Your new school or whichever school needs your information needs your transcripts. And this all costs money. So make sure the fees are in along with the transfer requests.
Find out from your new school if you will need a hand-carried transcript for the student orientation. Not to burden you with agonizing details but this will mean you will, in fact, need a transcript copy from your old school to carry to your new school.
How about housing? Do you have a place? Well. You'll need one. So get on it.
Permits etc. Can you bring your car? Will you need it? Find out now. If you do bring your car you will no doubt need at least one parking permit.
There are, as always on Planet College, numerous details to transferring. Start now and get it done.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Fee Infestation
Fees are everywhere on Planet College. Materials fees. Lab fees. Late fees. Library fees. Planet College is infested with fees. No matter how careful a student is fees occur. They add up over the term and fees must be paid. Fees represent a slow leak in the ever flattening tire of your financial bicycle wheel. Sometimes the best you can do with your limited finances is slow the leak.
The real key to financial management is keeping as much of your money as you can and fees maybe an opportunity to do so. Specifically the fees that your bank or credit card company charges at ATMs for withdrawals. (You can check that flimsy little booklet you got with the card to see what the policy of your financial institution is. That is if you still have it.)
Without even checking you are probably aware that there are some fees involved almost every time you use one of your bank cards. But some places charge far more than others. Specifically, the ATM outside your schools bookstore may charge as much as two dollars for a withdrawal. This is in addition to your bank's charge for not using their atm. Inside the bookstore is a different story. Many large retail institutions, drug stores, grocery stores and even your school's book store do not charge a fee for your credit, check or debit card use. Thus going inside the student store purchasing a pack of gum or some paper and asking for cash back may save you money. Real money. Your real money.
Remember this when you need a quick twenty bucks.
The real key to financial management is keeping as much of your money as you can and fees maybe an opportunity to do so. Specifically the fees that your bank or credit card company charges at ATMs for withdrawals. (You can check that flimsy little booklet you got with the card to see what the policy of your financial institution is. That is if you still have it.)
Without even checking you are probably aware that there are some fees involved almost every time you use one of your bank cards. But some places charge far more than others. Specifically, the ATM outside your schools bookstore may charge as much as two dollars for a withdrawal. This is in addition to your bank's charge for not using their atm. Inside the bookstore is a different story. Many large retail institutions, drug stores, grocery stores and even your school's book store do not charge a fee for your credit, check or debit card use. Thus going inside the student store purchasing a pack of gum or some paper and asking for cash back may save you money. Real money. Your real money.
Remember this when you need a quick twenty bucks.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Student Accounts
Account Balances?
Summer offers lots of options for students. Few of them, other than summer school have anything to do with school. Mostly it is either kick back or work like crazy or both. With this in mind it might be a good idea, in fact, a very good idea, to check your account balances.
If you don’t know you have an account at your school then you probably don’t know that you have a balance. In this case some basic Planet College orientation is due.
When a student is admitted most colleges create an account for the new student. This account is administered through an office usually in the administration building. This often is called the Bursar’s office but it might be titled Student Accounts. What ever. But either way you as a student have an account. This account works somewhat similarly to other accounts you may have. Checking accounts or savings accounts at your bank or credit union or bank are common examples. In this system charges are applied, tuition, fees, etc. and payments are applied to your account. When the payments applied to the charges equal or exceed the charges the account is usually said to be balanced. Payments are often made through financial aid. Payments are also made by students with a check or a credit card. Some times payments are made by parents to the students account.
However the payments are made the simple fact is you do have an account and the school wants it balanced. More simply they want the money.
Summer offers lots of options for students. Few of them, other than summer school have anything to do with school. Mostly it is either kick back or work like crazy or both. With this in mind it might be a good idea, in fact, a very good idea, to check your account balances.
If you don’t know you have an account at your school then you probably don’t know that you have a balance. In this case some basic Planet College orientation is due.
When a student is admitted most colleges create an account for the new student. This account is administered through an office usually in the administration building. This often is called the Bursar’s office but it might be titled Student Accounts. What ever. But either way you as a student have an account. This account works somewhat similarly to other accounts you may have. Checking accounts or savings accounts at your bank or credit union or bank are common examples. In this system charges are applied, tuition, fees, etc. and payments are applied to your account. When the payments applied to the charges equal or exceed the charges the account is usually said to be balanced. Payments are often made through financial aid. Payments are also made by students with a check or a credit card. Some times payments are made by parents to the students account.
However the payments are made the simple fact is you do have an account and the school wants it balanced. More simply they want the money.
Account Balances?
Summer offers lots of options for students. Few of them, other than summer school have anything to do with school. Mostly it is either kick back or work like crazy or both. With this in mind it might be a good idea, in fact, a very good idea, to check your account balances.
If you don’t know you have an account at your school then you probably don’t know that you have a balance. In this case some basic Planet College orientation is due.
When a student is admitted most colleges create an account for the new student. This account is administered through an office usually in the administration building. This often is called the Bursar’s office but it might be titled Student Accounts. Whatever. But either way you as a student have an account.
This account works somewhat similarly to other accounts you may have. Checking accounts or savings accounts at your bank or credit union or bank are common examples. In your schools system charges such as tuition, housing, fees, library fines etc are applied to your account. When payments are received they are applied to your account. When the payments applied to the account equal or exceed the charges the account is usually said to be balanced.
Payments are often made through the financial aid office. When Financial Aid funds are received they are applied, also known as 'credited' to your account. Payments are also made by students with a check or a credit card. Some times payments are made by parents directly to the school which means they are applied 'to the students account.
However the payments are made the simple fact is you do have an account and the school wants it balanced. More simply they want the money.
When charges to your account exceed payments you have a negative balance. If this condition continues for a period of time you may receive a notice from your school concerning payments past due. This condition can seriously affect your ability to register for your next term or even continue at your school it bears careful attention.
Since summer for many students means no thought of school this situation can arise unnoticed only to become troubling when fall arrives.
Right now as always vigilance is your friend. If your student account is available on line or by phone before you got to the beach check it. You don't want any surprises come this fall.
If you don’t know you have an account at your school then you probably don’t know that you have a balance. In this case some basic Planet College orientation is due.
When a student is admitted most colleges create an account for the new student. This account is administered through an office usually in the administration building. This often is called the Bursar’s office but it might be titled Student Accounts. Whatever. But either way you as a student have an account.
This account works somewhat similarly to other accounts you may have. Checking accounts or savings accounts at your bank or credit union or bank are common examples. In your schools system charges such as tuition, housing, fees, library fines etc are applied to your account. When payments are received they are applied to your account. When the payments applied to the account equal or exceed the charges the account is usually said to be balanced.
Payments are often made through the financial aid office. When Financial Aid funds are received they are applied, also known as 'credited' to your account. Payments are also made by students with a check or a credit card. Some times payments are made by parents directly to the school which means they are applied 'to the students account.
However the payments are made the simple fact is you do have an account and the school wants it balanced. More simply they want the money.
When charges to your account exceed payments you have a negative balance. If this condition continues for a period of time you may receive a notice from your school concerning payments past due. This condition can seriously affect your ability to register for your next term or even continue at your school it bears careful attention.
Since summer for many students means no thought of school this situation can arise unnoticed only to become troubling when fall arrives.
Right now as always vigilance is your friend. If your student account is available on line or by phone before you got to the beach check it. You don't want any surprises come this fall.
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