Financial aid question

<p>so i have money on my bar account disbursed (fees already paid, so this is like money for books, etc) how do u get this money? do u get a check or something? where can u get it?</p>

<p>Do you have Bruin Direct? You get a refund via check or it gets deposited to your bank account a couple days after the 20th I think. (Not sure what date; the rest is true though.)</p>

<p>whats bruin direct?</p>

<p>Bruin Direct is a service that you sign up for that deposits your refund(s) into your bank account automatically. Googlesearch it. </p>

<p>and you get mailed your check. Not pick-up.</p>

<p>so wait, they start refunds on the 20th?</p>

<p>so that means that if i sign up tomorrow, i wont get it.. cuz it supposedly takes 4-6 weeks after u complete it to get it through bruin direct</p>

<p>You will get your refund through a check sent to you instead of having it directly deposited into your bank account. Either way, you get the refund. My G-d, I am a liar:
[quote]

WHEN WILL MY FALL 2007 REFUND BE ISSUED?</p>

<p>Financial Aid will disburse to your BAR account on the evening of
September 17, 2007.</p>

<p>Any funds remaining after the BAR balance has been paid will be refunded
to you by Student Accounting. Bruin Direct refunds will be issued within
2-3 days after disbursements pass through BAR. If you do not have Bruin
Direct, your refund check will be mailed to you. Please contact Student
Accounting at (310) 825-9194 to inquire about the status of your refund
check.</p>

<p>Please note that holds and/or outstanding balances will affect your
refund and that you must be enrolled at least half time in order for you
aid to be released.

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Was it the 20th last year? OK sure! The rest is correct. Nope, I'm just thinking about the 20th in general:
[quote]
WHEN IS THE DEADLINE TO PAY FOR FALL FEES WITH FINANCIAL AID?</p>

<p>The deadline for financial aid disbursements to pay for your Fall fees
is automatically extended by the Main Cashier to September 28, 2007 . If
your financial aid and scholarships cover only a portion of your fall
fees then the out-of-pocket balance must be paid before September 20,
2007 to prevent the assessment of a $50 late charge. Classes will be
dropped on September 28, 2007 for students whose fall fees have not been
paid in full.

[/quote]
That's helpful too.</p>

<p>i will have to call that number tomorrow to see if i can get bruin direct asap lol. Thanks for the info!</p>

<p>You're better off just waiting for the check to come by mail. You have to send in a personal check and that'll take 2-3 days (not to mention the actual processing time when it gets there). </p>

<p>If the check comes after you leave for the dorms and you live far away, just have someone deposit it in the bank for you.</p>

<p>well, when do they start refuding (aka sending the checks)?</p>

<p>I'm sure they start sending the checks about the same time they start refunding money through BruinDirect.</p>

<p>Last year, I got my refund in my bank account 4 business days after the disbursements.</p>