Hello, I have a quick question. I’m currently filling out my Freshman Residential Life Application/contract form and am almost complete, except, I am not too knowlegable about bank accounts and such and am wondering what a “Uros Account Deposit” means. There are a series of numbers below ranging from $50/sem to $1,000/sem. Seeing as to how I want to be manageable with the money I was awarded I don’t to check off an option unaware of the consequences. It would be nice if someone could explain what a Uros account deposit is, and an estimate of which semester based deposit I should select, thanks.
UROS money can be used for laundry, printing, vending machines and at some non-UR area restaurants. It can be added to at any time during the semester/year. So you aren’t stuck with just whatever amount you select now.
Creekland’s son here: As mentioned above, UROS (also known as “Flex”) is the equivalent of cash credit that you keep on your student ID. This can be used for anything on campus… food and non-food (but I would suggest using your Declining for food since that is the only thing Declining can be used for), as listed above. This is nice because you don’t need to carry cash around with you. Since you can add money to your UROS anytime (and it rolls over between years), start with a small amount on your UROS (or add it during orientation). Later, when you are older and wiser, you can adjust this amount to suit your individual lifestyle.