<p>my question is about the student health insurance plan offered by ut. it doesn't seem too expensive to me ($1119 for a school year). however, i was wondering if ut allows financial aid or private scholarships (scholarships sent directly to ut by the donors) to be used to pay for the student health insurance plan. if nobody has the answer to this, i can understand why because this is an uncommon question. i'll just call up the financial aid office and find out. </p>
<p>more broadly, how good is the student health insurance plan? i'm just asking here to get students' and parents' opinion about it if you are covered by it. it's a little tedious reading through the entire brochure from the link on the ut page.</p>
<p>Sorry - not an answer to the question - I don’t know about the insurance because our family insurance covers college kids pretty well away from home - but the health service on campus at UT is really good. There are doctors readily available and there is a nurse on call all of the time. If you have a fever at 2 a.m., there is a very nice nurse there, someone used to dealing with 18- and 19-year-olds, awake and ready to chat with you about what might be causing your fever and what you should do next. The first time my D called about an allergy problem, she was kind of dreading calling on her own and talking to a medical person on her own. They were so nice that after that, she did not seem to mind calling. </p>
<p>And there is a real pharmacy on campus that will accept your prescription drug insurance and will refill your scripts for you, no problem.</p>
<p>At orientation, people will be trying to give you magnets with the health service 24-hour phone line on them. Take one and keep it on your fridge for the year. Odds are fairly high that at least one time during the year you will have SOMETHING that you wish you had medical advice on. Don’t call your mom at 2 a.m. :rolleyes: unless you are on your way to the E.R.</p>