financial aid question?

Palmira Lochridge: The finanical aid you accept will be put in your college account on the disbursement date your college has. My daugther at her univ gets half her aid per semester. For fall this year she starts beginning sept and the fall disbursement date is 8/28 when al the students will get their financial aid for that semester. It goes into your account. The college will take out their charges for tuition, fees, and meal pland and housing if that pertains to you and any left over is refunded to you for books, etc....Show more

Jill Thomer: usually, the federal aid is first used to pay for tuition and housing and fees that goes directly to the school, afterwards if there is any extra money left, then they usually send it to you in form of a cheque or direct deposit as a "refund" for the extra.however, the school has the right to choose how much of the extra they want to give you. The checks are usually given after the payments are done, which is usually with! in the first quarter of the semester.That's why if you need money for books, it's important to take their cost into consideration as you borrow money from financial aid.You might want to call your school's financial aid office directly about it to see if you will most likely have extras for books, and to also see the exact time you will get the extra money....Show more

Natalya Sydney: sorry i forgot to mention... the FIN AID is for a UC