[Ender's Mom]

Bursar's office mailed my "excess funds" check... (i.e. the financial aid that was above and beyond my tuition cost)

NEW COMPUTER gonna be ordered NEXT WEEK... HUZZAH!!!

Thinking MacBook... not sure whether to go pro or not... probably not.

 

[MidwestGirl]

Wow what a deal!!!

 

[JollyMolly]

Cool!

 

[Clanceycanuck]

Yay !

 

[BucksMom]

Yeah!!! get 'er done!!

 

[Mocha]

Very cool! I love the "good" unexpected!

 

[Retriever Mama]

Awesome!

 

[dweck]

I'm confused: Isn't financial aid supposed to cover tuition? How can there be an 'overage' on financial aid??

 

[Ender's Mom]

I'm confused: Isn't financial aid supposed to cover tuition? How can there be an 'overage' on financial aid??

Because I'm an independent the maximum loans I can take are ~$10K per year. You are supposed to use those funds for educational purposes including tuition, books, computer, and even room & board. Because I go to a public university, $10K is more than the tuition costs, therefore I can elect to give some of it back (and therefore not owe as much in the end) OR take the extra and use it for educational purposes.

I was going to decline the "extra" (maybe take $250 for books or so) but my computer is dying... the video card is nearly shot to hell and it crashes on me a lot. Far better to take a student loan instead of putting it on a credit card (interest rate).

 

[dweck]

Ah. I see. Excellent. Happy Apple-ing, then!!!!