<p>If you want to buy something there, like say a laptop or camera or something, there is an option to charge to your account. How does that work? Like say I wanted to buy a camera and charged it to my account, would it get interest or what? And when does the fin aid money (ucsd and cal grant) get released?</p>
<p>u can just hand them ur student id and tell them to put it on ur student account. the charge will show up on ur monthly bill. no interest.</p>
<p>just keep in mind that that student account works like a charge card, not a credit card (and you're almost always better off using a credit card for large purchases so you can get reward points and warranty coverage)</p>
<p>Just make sure you pay it off on time when your billing due date comes.</p>
<p>alright i'm a little confused i heard that the ucsd aid gets broken down into three parts for the three quarters so if i bought a macbook would i be able to pay it off with my financial aid? I also got calgrant b. i don't want to use credit card because i want to use my financial aid money to buy what i need and from what i've heard the money goes directly to your account</p>
<p>Yes, you're able to pay it off with your financial aid.</p>
<p>ok thanks but what i was wondering was if i bought say a macbook would i have to pay it all off by the first billing date or would it be broken down into three quarters?</p>
<p>Why would you ever buy a Macbook from the bookstore? The discounted price means nothing after you eat the 8.25% sales tax. Just get it from Amazon.com (you get a fat rebate, no sales tax, no shipping).</p>
<p>By the way, Macbooks suck. They're overpriced for the hardware they carry. They aren't even the prettiest notebooks in their class. Get something else.</p>
<p>u would have to pay all by the first billing date.</p>